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BlackRock is Suing UnitedHealth for Giving “Too Much Care” to Patients After the CEO was Murdered (medium.com)

submitted 1 week ago by CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 362 points 1 week ago (6 children)

The Punchline That Isn’t Funny

BlackRock will probably win this lawsuit. Or settle for millions. Either way, they’ll extract value from a system designed to extract life from patients.

They’re not just suing UnitedHealth — they’re suing the very idea that health insurance should provide health insurance. They’re fighting for their constitutional right to profit when people die and lose money when people live.

Welcome to American healthcare, where caring too much is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Dear Sweet Mother of God, this article does not hold back on the biting truth.

It's a worthwhile read with only one small mistake contained within:

Luigi Mangione didn’t just kill a CEO

There is no reliable evidence to suggest Mr. Mangione killed anyone. And I, for one, remain convinced he did not do that deed.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 145 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hope Mangione is found innocent and he suits the shit out off all the media companies that declared guilty without any proof.

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 73 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm fully convinced that if it ever starts looking like he might legitimately walk, he'll be Epstein'd. They want to keep that option for last resorts only because they understand the optics behind it, but I'm sure it's not completely off the table.

[–] FMT99@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I doubt it in this case. He's not holding onto any secrets that he might spill. Killing him is only to their advantage if it sends a message "don't mess with us or you'll die". That works if he's convicted and executed, that doesn't work if it's seen as "a company will just assassinate you". They'd have to keep the assassination a secret, which would defeat the purpose.

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 100 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There is no reliable evidence to suggest Mr. Mangione killed anyone.

I'm so sick of everyone making me repeat myself with this:

Luigi was.

With me.

The morning.

Of the murder.

He physically could not have committed the crime from another location. We were setting up for our friend's dad's birthday party and he was busy getting the balloons ready.

Not guilty.

[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago

Can confirm, I was there too. It was an early one and we had to get him up, I remember; that guy could sleep through like fifteen alarms.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 49 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Like Brian Thompson, Larry Fink, CEO of Blackrock, is one of the people that Luigi Mangione didn't kill.

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Thank you for this link. Goodness, this guy is a horrible human being.

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[–] Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 136 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hello my American friends, as an observer from outside, it looks to me like you all need some of that "democracy" you've been bombing across the world for decades.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 week ago (4 children)

More than half of us agree with you but overcoming the inertia necessary to change our current condition of minority-majority rule is apparently going to take some kind of political (if not literal*) bomb.

*Not advocating violence, just feeling hopeless about the likelihood that we meaningfully change things at this point through anything short of an actual revolution.

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[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 119 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Sounds like they're admitting the CEO murder brought about a good change. We should do it more often 🙂

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Technically this article cites CBS News who says the lawsuit is about stock price manipulations and earnings forecasts as well as UnitedHealth being directly responsible for higher denial rates.

So, no, the lawsuit doesn't admit the CEO murder brought about a good change. Quite the opposite, actually.

[–] iamjackflack@lemm.ee 41 points 1 week ago

Sounds like we have a great candidate

[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 week ago

So BR CEO next?

[–] Headofthebored@lemmy.world 106 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You know what would be really funny?

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 30 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I fink I do !

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 84 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Did you know? Blackrock is the corporation that all evil corporations in fiction are based off of.

[–] sad_detective_man@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 1 week ago (2 children)

me thinks 1 Luigi was not enough Luigi's. more Luigi's may be required.

in Mario Kart

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 24 points 1 week ago

Luigi appears to CEO in a nightmare

CEO: "Waaaaah! Luigi!!!"

Luigi: "No, just the regular one."

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[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 78 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Will nobody rid me of this meddlesome BlackRock CEO?

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[–] pinheadednightmare@lemm.ee 60 points 1 week ago

Sounds like the black rock ceo needs a visit by the Mario bros.

[–] AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 53 points 1 week ago

Hooray for laws that make it your legal responsibility to maximise profits for shareholders! Those are doing such amazing things for the overall public good!

/s just in case

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hope these people have the day they deserve

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[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Who is the CEO of Blackrock?

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 46 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Apparently Larry Fink runs the American Investment Firm known as BlackRock. Why do you ask? Are you going to write him a letter? In that case according to the article there's some relevant information about where to send it

"In 2004, they bought Finch Farm in North Salem, New York from the actor Stanley Tucci for $3.7 million and have since bought seven more parcels of land there, including one from Maurice Sendak and 27 acres from the town's deputy supervisor Peter Kamenstein in 2019 for $5.4 million.[47] They also have an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and a house in Aspen, Colorado.[3]"

If you're worried about him being on the opposite side of political issues then don't you worry because Larry "Fink is a lifelong supporter of the Democratic Party."

I hope that helps you with your message! Good Luck.

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[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Good old BlackRock making the world a terrible place.

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[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not got to name names, but I really hope certain people cease to exist because that would be hilarious.

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[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Man I am so glad that the chancellor of germany is the head of the german branch of this evil piece of shit company.

[–] viking@infosec.pub 2 points 6 days ago

He was until 2021 and stepped down to avoid a conflict of interest. Don't spread rumors.

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)

We saw what was a perfect three-word alliteration as found on certain shell casings for a healthcare CEO, but what comparable three-word alliteration would be suitable for an asset manager? I don't know...

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[–] JGrffn@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

Is Mr Fink aware of the fate of the last CEO who tried to extract profits from those in need? Because I'm starting to think he and his lot are asking for a refresher on the matter.

[–] Kurious84@eviltoast.org 23 points 1 week ago

There's this rule that says a business will never make less money to provide better arrived. They will charge us more and deny claims to compensate.

Why should the customer pay for the business to weather ups and downs.

Take pge. Hey burn half of the north bay down and then charge people more on their bills to prevent future fires. They were pocketing the money for years which caused the fires.

This country has really reached its end.

[–] LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Any attorneys willing to weigh in, hypothetically, about if BlackRock wins, whether this would open them up to suits from UHG benefit members?

My thinking is if BlackRock wins and UHG goes back their old denying claims ways, could a patient who doesn't get necessary care OR family members if they die due to a denial sue BlackRock with an argument to damage and harm from BlackRock's actions?

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