[Miami Rebel]

For all the justified horror at the murder of Brian Thompson, we need to remember that UNH is positively evil.

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.

[ek_hornbeck]

For all the justified horror at the murder of Brian Thompson, we need to remember that UNH is positively evil

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.

[PeterPrinciple]

the real problem might be the use of “baby girl”

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

Funny story, given that "New York state of mind," as some song lyric mentions.

"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.

[PeterPrinciple]

we got a claim denied because, wait for it… Duplicate claims.”

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the sad fact is that scam has happened in the past so..................into the computer it goes.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

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.

[FoxInSocks]

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.

[Ezekiel]

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...

Probably got it from the voter registration database.

[PGR88]

People were concerned that Obamacare created death panels while forgetting that private insurance has long been in the business of denying life-saving treatment.

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

[BFW]

Karma is going to get them, name and shame their board of directors....