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Posted on 06/12/2026 7:42:52 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
UnitedHealthcare is no stranger to controversies. Ever since the assassination of Brian Thompson, their former CEO, social media users shared their unpleasant experiences with the healthcare insurance company online. But more than a year after the incident, it seems that the company has not changed, as comedian Blake Wexler (@blakewexler) shared on TikTok.
“So, my wife and I just got a letter from UnitedHealthcare telling us that they’re denying coverage for our twin’s stay in the NICU,” Wexler, who’s from New York City, said on TikTok. The babies are premature and need to be placed in the neonatal intensive care unit.
“And if you thought that was inhumane, you’re right,” he added. But that wouldn’t be Wexler’s only complaint. He claimed that the letter was not addressed to his wife or himself.
“They addressed the letter to the baby,” Wexler alleged. Then, he showed photo evidence of the letter with the UnitedHealthcare logo. “Dear Baby Girl Twin A,” the address reads.
It’s one thing to write to a baby as an insurance company. In this case, the child could not even read or write at that point. She’s only started to take her first breaths into the world, which highlights the absurdity of the debacle. But to address the letter to the child and call her “Baby Girl Twin A” is a strange choice. It’s almost as if the company did not even research the child’s name, but that’s irrelevant. This all could have easily been avoided if they had addressed the letter to the parents, not the child.
“Sadly, I guess it is appropriate that our preemie baby’s first experience in the world is having its healthcare coverage denied,” Wexler said. It would be silly, as Wexler is a professional comedian. But it would only be laughable if he weren’t narrating an experience he allegedly had with UnitedHealthcare.
“I guess my only other question for UnitedHealthcare is that if the baby were still in the womb, would you have sent the letter to my wife and had her eat it in order to get it to the baby?” His reaction almost reads like a joke. However, Wexler appeared disgruntled by his experience.
TikTok commenters were irked by Wexler’s story. Some even started giving out tips to dispute UnitedHealthcare’s denial of covering his child’s stay at the NICU. One commenter wrote, “Baby A and B are not their names, so dispute it, lol.”
Another cheekily said, “Sir, it’s a felony to open someone else’s mail, so that letter is none of your business.”
Some darkly praised UnitedHealthcare CEO’s accused assassin, Luigi Mangione. Others referenced the killing of the deceased CEO. One said, “UnitedHealthcare out here acting like they got CEOs to spare.”
But perhaps the more disturbing part is that Wexler’s experience is not unique. Many other TikTok commenters wrote about being denied insurance claims by UnitedHealthcare for having twins. A commenter recalled, “When we had twins in the NICU, we got a claim denied because, wait for it… Duplicate claims.”
Another shocking comment reads, “This happened to me. Baby A was covered, but baby B was not because they said I already had a baby that day.” What was this person supposed to do? It seems that the company expects them to hold the baby in and push it out the next day. Maybe by then, it would be given insurance coverage.
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People were concerned that Obamacare created death panels while forgetting that private insurance has long been in the business of denying life-saving treatment.
It's a numbers game: a lot of insured lack the time, the knowledge, and the gamesmanship necessary to advocate for themselves or for family members. If 50% of denials are challenged, that means automatic profits from the 50% that aren't.
I don't agree with much that you post, but we're on the same page here. The misplaced but extensive sympathy for Mangione stems from the fact that UNH has been positively vile in the way that it treats its "beneficiaries" with denial of coverage. I know several people who were screwed by UNH.
the real problem might be the use of “baby girl”
"So, my wife and I" should conform with the NY Democrats' political speech, and be amended to " So, my gestational parent and I, the non-gestational parent...." Which is the real comedy these days.
we got a claim denied because, wait for it… Duplicate claims.”
The funniest part of this story is that its in the MarySue, which is desperately groping for a purpose to justify its existence to its new mega-corporate masters. Reporter Vanessa Esguerra will be replaced by an AI feed soon enough and then she can try her hand at comedy with stories about how horrible the MarySue was in its dying days.
There sure is a lot of information missing here. Did the parents contact UHC to ask about it? Did they ever provide the children’s names to the company? How long after the birth did they receive this correspondence? There’s probably another side to this story.
Maybe MarySue could do some better reporting instead of a one-sided anti-capitalism, pro-commie rant. But then again, that’s their intent. And they got some success, sadly.
First, this site won’t let you in unless you turn off your ad blocker. Well…bye.
Second, the ONLY reason this is a story is because it lets socialists and communists get their jollies, and maybe roll in the hay with alleged conservatives who now suddenly are proto-Occupy Wall Street types. Sure, corporations can be bureaucracies. But I’d rather deal with corporations than the DMV.
Third, the REAL intent behind this sensational story is nationalized healthcare. Obamacare stuff. Death panels. Legalized euthanasia. And all that good stuff of which Marx, Engles, and Rahm Emanuel’s ghoulish brother dream.
Fourth, and to the point: the Wexler’s problem was fixed. So all this 2-min capitalist hate achieved was fraternization with the enemy:
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/viral-tiktok-outrage-us-health-insurance-1801651
‘We understand the Wexler family’s frustration about their experience with us, and we are truly sorry that we added confusion at a time when they needed clarity and support. We have reached out to the family.’
According to Wexler, the disputed claim involved the final two days of his daughter’s NICU stay. UnitedHealthcare said it had reviewed the case and confirmed the family would not be responsible for those costs, effectively resolving the coverage dispute.
Fortunately, research has shown that, in many cases, NICU coverage denials can be appealed.
‘When patients challenged the insurer’s denials, about half of the rejected claims ended up being covered,’ said Dr. Eugene Mahmoud in Neonatology Today.
Probably got it from the voter registration database.
You miss the point entirely.
this absurd situation of giant, corporate, private insurance granting bureaucratic access, or not - exists BECAUSE of 60 years of progressive rule-and-regulation writing, topped off by the worst of all, Obamacare.
UNH in its present form exists SOLELY because of Obamacare and the hairball of government incentives and disincentives to game the payments system
Please explain: are you saying that progressive regulation has prevented private insurance from paying claims?
I don’t find any part of the story funny.
But that’s on me.
Yes, "baby with uterus" would be acceptable, but that's largely been abandoned by all persons of good will, the correct term is now "gestating baby".
Yes. 100%. They game the complex rules to maximize their profits.
They serve the giant spigot of government money, its regulations, bureaucracy and countless laws on health care. They do NOT serve you and me. You are not the customer, you are the collateral.
We have such complex health-care, cost-shifting system, I am surprised no one sees this. I've lived in Communist countries, so I see what people do to game bloated bureaucratic systems. Ask your health-care provider in detail how their medical billing and coding system operates. It will give you a brief glimpse of how the sausage is made
The Democrats and socialists created this system, but they smartly put all the focus and ire on their paid political intermediaries, like UNH, who take the public heat. It works on you too.
I’d focus on the very beginning of your response:
“They game the complex rules to maximize their profits.”
That concedes the central point of my comment. Private insurance consistently put profits (by gaming the system) over the benefits owed their policyholders. And they’re very good at it.
Karma is going to get them, name and shame their board of directors....
You should instead focus on my response that Fed.gov and Obamacare rules have made GOVERNMENT the customer, not you or me.
UNH and others then work to maximize sales and profits from THEIR demands and requirements - not the demands and requirements of the actual user.
Thanks for providing more relevant background and important details. I figured this writing was a piece of yellow journalism.
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