Hoo Boy:

[applegrove]

Hoo boy

— Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal.bsky.social) 2025-08-27T23:19:59.329Z

[MLWR]

1. At this point, I can only say that insurance companies should really consider

If it isn't more economical to pay for a vaccine than for thousands or millions of their clients having to be hospitalized. Penny wise and pound foolish is not a way to make a profit.

[Irish_Dem]

3. The insurance companies know to the penny which strategy will save them the most money.

It appears that killing off old and sick people by refusing to allow vaccines is the most lucrative option.

For example the flu vaccine is said to cut mortality by 18-50%.

So if vaccines are not allowed, the sick and old could die in significant numbers.
Which will save the insurance companies a lot of money in the long run.

[erronis]

6. Exactly. Expect to see blanket denials for almost all preventative measures

as well as delays and denials for hospital and doctor charges.

This will destroy the patients, the doctors, and the hospitals.

I wonder if the mortuary business isn't behind this.....

[Irish_Dem]

15. Yes providers will go out of business.

This is how the insurance companies wiped out mental health services decades ago.

[Trueblue Texan]

24. Preventative measures save everybody money.

Insurance companies know this.

[spooky3]

7. Covid vaccine is approved for 65 and over. It's the younger

People who are rightfully upset that the vaccine may not be available or paid for, for them.

[Irish_Dem]

16. Just a matter of time before all vaccines are outlawed.

[Hekate]

30. Or just de-funded, which will make them unavailable anyway

[Irish_Dem]

31. Yes, same thing. We no longer have science based healthcare in the US.

[BonnieJW]

19. It will kill young people and kids too

I have 3 daughters and 4 grandchildren. All but one got covid. Mild cases since all were vaccinated. I'm 76 and never got it. Where are all the tax revenues going to come from if they kill off the current and future work force?

[Irish_Dem]

20. Yes the young who are vulnerable will die as well.

The billionaires don’t need us any longer.

They have AI and robots to do the work.
And some people who will work for peanuts.

The rich are stealing all the world’s resources.
And stealing all the power from the govt.

They don’t need to sell us their cheap crap any more.

[NJCher]

22. American business has never

taken the long term view. That's for the Chinese, not us.

[intrepidity]

25. But dead people don't pay premiums.

How does killing your customer help?

[Irish_Dem]

26. Old and sick people cost more than the premiums they pay.

Insurance companies want to insure young and healthy people.

[D00ver66]

28. Most young

I don’t think that will work. Most young don’t feel they need medical insurance as they are bullet proof. The premiums will raise and more and more young (and old) will just gamble and hope that the ER will be there. That’s what this is becoming. Eventually with AI and cost rising nobody but the wealthy will be able to afford anything. The system will crash. Can’t always increase profits year after year after year after year. It’s unsustainable.

[Irish_Dem]

29. Boutique medical practices for the rich.

Trump has cut med school loans and politicized and criminalized health care.
So fewer people will go to med school.

There will be shortage of doctors. Those remaining will go into boutique practices for the rich.

[pat_k]

27. Every year a senior's life is shortened is "beautiful savings" ...

... to the regime. All they count is $$$ not paid out in the despised SS and Medicare

[Shipwack]

11. I just wish they thought the way you do.

You are correct. If they did the morally correct things (encouraging and paying for regular checkups, etc) they would save money.

But…

As someone downthread pointed out, they make more money by not paying for anything at all.

It may not be moral by normal standards, but they have been indoctrinated by universities and colleagues that it is immoral [/i to not make as much money as possible for their investors.

[Irish_Dem]

21. They only care about money and power.

Doing the right thing is unknown to them.

[oasis]

2. Good point. 👍

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. applegrove, you are the eyes and ears of DU on Bluesky

Thank you.

[applegrove]

8. My pleasure Bernardo.

[niyad]

12. What Bernardo said.

[applegrove]

14. Thank you.

[BidenRocks]

5. I got the flu shot two weeks ago.

Covid isn't ready yet.

[QED]

9. CDP

I see that the CDC has changed its name to reflect RFK Jr's reign of terror on science.

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2025-08-27T23:48:05.153Z

[BaronChocula]

10. Pedo the Great is keeping Abbe Lowell busy

He's also repping Fed Guv Cook.

[Joinfortmill]

13. Ha! I don't know about Mark Zaid, but you don't fuck with Abbe Lowell

[Blue Full Moon]

17. Nixon's bill that made for profit healthcare.

Here in Ohio the United Methodist Church has almost all the hospitals and retirement communities.

[BoRaGard]

18. k and r

[Grins]

23. She hired the same lawyer defending Lisa Cook and Leticia James???

Was Judicial Watch not available?

Now that’s a switch. Attorney Abbe Lowell also provided legal support to Jared and Ivanka, as well as Bill Clinton.