• morgan423@lemmy.world
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    Yes. YES. This is what we’re talking about.

    Make the punishments hurt enough so that it doesn’t make financial sense to improperly decline claims. It’s the only way to get health insurance companies to behave, since we’re dead set on keeping it a private industry apparently.

    • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world
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      Can’t do something reasonable like not make a profit moving money around a private bureaucracy, increasing medical expenses so those rent-seekers can get their cut.

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      This literally raised my eyebrow as I was reading. Very smart way to add regulation and public accountability to this.

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    After today’s EO and the attack on NYC congestion pricing, Trump will just tell insurance companies to ignore any laws that limit their power.

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      NY is taking them to court over it - just as a note. States do have the ability to enforce things themselves, so a court ruling in their favor can be enforced by the state itself

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        Christ, remember when Leftists like AOC suggested COVID be an opportunity to advocate for universal healthcare and got screamed out of the room for being too divisive?

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          Funny how it’s never the right time, isn’t it? We’re too busy with covid! Some guy got shot! There’s an election soon! Always with the excuses.

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    I don’t feel like the insurance companies should have any say in denying claims at all beyond obvious coverage/non-coverage. And choosing the incorrect code is not grounds for a flat denial. They are not doctors. They should have no say in how long surgeries take whether patients need to stay extra days in-patient, etc.

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    How well does the health insurance in Massachusetts work?

    Anyway, the Cheese Heads are going to find several mass murderers.

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    Gov DeSantis, “I want insurance companies to keep donating to my administration, so I can keep ignoring the insurance crisis in the state of Florida.”

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    To all those in Wisconsin, reminder there’s an election coming up that will determine which side controls the state supreme court. If you like policies like this one and also having fair elections, don’t let the Republicans win.

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      Specifically in a few months on April 1, 2025. This will determine if Wisconsin keeps their 4-3 liberal-conservative split. The races are technically non-partisan but one candidate is an insane republican-endorsed figure. The other, Susan Crawford is already on the court and she has previously ruled to do things like stop gerrymandering in Wisconsin and helped give them fair maps

      Make sure you are registered to vote - especially if you want a mail ballot! The deadline to register online is March 12th. Wisconsin also has same in-person registration available through election day via same day voter registration (not all state have this)