The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has revealed a simmering anger with the American healthcare system in the spotlight. William Brangham discussed more with Wendell Potter. He spent decades working for the health insurance company, Cigna, before leaving and dedicating his career to reform.
It isn’t healthcare, though that is a dumpster fire on its own. We HATE insurance companies. They are not “healthcare”. Use the right words or you end up like MAGA morons using things like commie and woke for “thing I don’t like”.
I call it “American health extortion”.
The gangster who will smash up your store if you don’t pay for “insurance” is actually offering “extortion” , because he’s creating the problem he’s supposedly insuring against. In America, the insanely high cost of medical care, compared to any other developed country, is being created (by lobbying legislators, backroom price negotiations, etc) and maintained by the companies selling the “insurance” against it.
It’s extortion, not insurance. At least call it what it is.
I wish there was no cause for insurance at all. Cremation should be free and a component of end of life care. The fact that dental and vision aren’t a part of Healthcare is actually absurd. Auto insurance should be inexpensive and all about property.
While I empathize with your comment, I found a certain irony as I was just reading another News discussion where someone mentioned that Democrats often call themselves leftists.