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In reply to the discussion: AARP is partnered with United Health Care for [View all]Bluetus
(3,105 posts)let's understand that most of what they are doing is probably "legal" or at least something that will never be prosecuted. And their abuses are inherent in "Advantage" THere is no mystery here. "Advantage" is simply a continuation of the denial-of-coverage business model, just as Obamacare sought to dislodge for the insurance offered to people who were younger than 65.
It is all the same thing. The laws the "Advantage" companies operate under allow non-medical clerks (and now AI) to overturn the best judgment of your doctors. Simple as that. A clerk with no medical training (and now an AI program) has the power to decide you are too expensive to live, and that's that.
Sure, UHC is pushing the boundaries, but the problem is the laws themselves. We are at a turning point. Going forward we must demand that every Dem candidates for the Senate or House must vigorously opposes any system that allows either government bureaucrats or corporate profiteers to override your doctor's best judgment. And this must be true for seniors (Medicare) and everyone else alike.