7mo ago

UnitedHealth overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1k%

UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%

7mo ago

UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%

7mo ago

UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%

7mo ago

UnitedHealth overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1k%

12 comments

Who the fuck decided to write "1k%"? It looks like a dyslexic variable.
- Get me some of them long kibibytes
Being this evil takes effort.
Uh...what? Why is the insurance company billing the patient for medication?
Insurance picks up the tab for the meds at the pharmacy, and the patient pays the difference between that and the full cost.
- It's probably just an American thing.
  The hospital overcharges, because the think the insurance will cover it and the insurer passes the cost on to the customer.
  Something like that. I'm not an expert on this, but I know it's possible.
  
  Insurance doesn't usually act as a middleman in the transaction. The patient is booked for the extra straight from the hospital only after the insurance company pays their part.
  But I can't read the damn article to figure out what is going on here
paywalled
That's deeply upsetting, someone should speak with brian thompson about this!