UHC CEO Shot

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Rockwood

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I'm sure most have seen this story. It's intriguing to say the least.

I have UHC, the bills/denials are constant. The ways to "fix" them are a continual game of navigating an impossible phone tree followed by whack-a-mole combined with blame shifting to the provider and vice versa. I've had to get my insurance people involved more than a couple of times.

So yeah, to quote Chris Rock:

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He may have got away with it but in the end didn’t. Karma happens.
 
My Dad retired, then immediately got vertigo so bad, he couldn’t open his eyes without immediately puking. Sitting, laying down, standing, didn’t matter.

Everything was to go through his Medicare HMO (UHC?). Approvals went thusly:

Go to ER. Prescribes heavy barbiturates and nausea medication, both of which make him near comatose.

ER says schedule a visit with your PCP. 2 week wait.

2 weeks pass. PCP says yep, you have vertigo. Prescribes moar coma meds and requests approval to refer him to an ENT.

Approval will take 2+ weeks. No guarantees it gets approved the first time Doc says.

Approved ENT is 3+ weeks out.

Dad is looking at minimum 5 weeks of waking hellscape torture (the skinny feller's already lost almost 10lbs from not being able to keep anything down) while paperwork gets processed, smashing his head against the counter, or paying for additional private insurance.

He chose additional insurance. Made an appointment with a private provider the following day, paid cash for a procedure to ultrasonically break up the calcium or whatever was in his inner ear, and went on with enjoying retirement.
 
Realbadlarry said:
It's sad, but have to just wonder how many people his policies and leadership pushed over the edge. The list of suspects is LONG.
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No dog in this fight but as an insurance broker for 30 years I’d say 85% of the problems we dealt with for our clients were directly related to the providers (doctor’s office / medical group) screwing up.
 
This is how society is today, and I think we are VERY close to a tipping point. People that make decisions that impact peoples lives in a negative way THINK they are insulated from the fallout. They are finding out they are NOT. Maybe people will think twice about the "business" decisions they make that have severe consequences for OTHER people.
 
Odd series of events for this dude. Had death threats but still chose to walk alone down the street in NY alone?

Is the 48hr rule still relevant today? It's been 3 days. I'm intrigued as well. They can manhunt the world but not this?
 
BaBaBouy said:
No dog in this fight but as an insurance broker for 30 years I’d say 85% of the problems we dealt with for our clients were directly related to the providers (doctor’s office / medical group) screwing up.
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It’s a shitshow these days. Every doctor’s visit is followed by a month of back and forth arguing to get things resolved. If it’s less than $500, I just pay it. Not worth the aggravation.
 
We had UHC PPO for years, I would have choked a bitch out if we had HMO.

Billing issues start at the Dr. Office then get effed by the billing department with poor data entry. The insurance company just follows the formula...everything starts with yore Dr. A great billing Dr. is worth everything...

That guy got "hit"....bummer to be him.

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phizer pays 1mil a year to protect its president, armed security everywhere he goes, even at home.
 
John Grisham is going to make a great book out of this. Oh wait he kind of did with Rainmaker.
 
Rockwood said:
My Dad retired, then immediately got vertigo so bad, he couldn’t open his eyes without immediately puking. Sitting, laying down, standing, didn’t matter.

Everything was to go through his Medicare HMO (UHC?). Approvals went thusly:

Go to ER. Prescribes heavy barbiturates and nausea medication, both of which make him near comatose.

ER says schedule a visit with your PCP. 2 week wait.

2 weeks pass. PCP says yep, you have vertigo. Prescribes moar coma meds and requests approval to refer him to an ENT.

Approval will take 2+ weeks. No guarantees it gets approved the first time Doc says.

Approved ENT is 3+ weeks out.

Dad is looking at minimum 5 weeks of waking hellscape torture (the skinny feller's already lost almost 10lbs from not being able to keep anything down) while paperwork gets processed, smashing his head against the counter, or paying for additional private insurance.

He chose additional insurance. Made an appointment with a private provider the following day, paid cash for a procedure to ultrasonically break up the calcium or whatever was in his inner ear, and went on with enjoying retirement.
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My wife and I signed up for UHC Medicare earlier this year. So far we have been healthy except for a minor office visit and prescriptions for my wife. But your multiple posts tonight leave me wondering about what is in store for us with UHC. Have you done research for yourself and your dad and found a better alternative in the long run? Good luck to your dad.
 
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