Journalistic skepticism isn't magically exempt when someone dies

Within hours of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s death by a gunman in Midtown Manhattan, the major media went full North Korea, lavishing praise on the sainted business leader. The Washington Post reported that the “smart and affable” Thompson had a “focus on keeping premiums low,” citing an unnamed company staffer who we’re to believe “spoke on condition of anonymity to protect their job.”

  • jagged_circle@feddit.nlEnglish
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    13 days ago

    That’s not true. They gain revenue by fucking over many parties in many ways beyond just premiums

    • ssladam@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      Exactly. The more claims you can deny the lower you can make premiums appear because you’re not actually paying out.