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QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

United Healthcare accused of denying claim of woman in coma in deleted post

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United Healthcare accused of denying claim of woman in coma in deleted post

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QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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The patient's doctor criticized the insurance company but later appeared to remove his account.
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    Probably threatened to sue him if he didn’t take it down.

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    deleted by creator

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      What reporting is there left? It’s not like news media can really be taken seriously anymore.

      Most companies would rather believe they can use AI to solve everything, leading to less workers equaling higher profit margins. Which will be an even bigger belly flop.

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        Reuters, AP, NPR, The Hill

        But real news always starts local.

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    I guess we doin censorship now

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      More like HIPAA violations

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        This isn’t HIPAA. Talking about patients, procedures, insurance issues, etc. without identifying information doesn’t violate HIPAA. The original post from the doctor didn’t have patient information.

        Most likely this is UHC telling him to remove it or they’d blacklist him and any medical group he works for/with. An individual doctor is easy to threaten. And just adds more proof to what we already know about the “Walmart of healthcare” that is UHC.

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      Wow… registered today, banned today, -27 votes on his only post. Kinda glad I missed it.

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