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jfz9580m

(16,529 posts)
72. jerks
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 10:32 PM
2 hrs ago

They really just want old people to die..

Well..my NY res is to be a milder person, who still thinks a few people like these guys need some checks so everyone else/the planet can survive or dare one hope, even thrive. A scalpel.

UHC Healthcare seems to be run by jerks with hoarding syndrome similar to the obscene billionaires. They should be smote (with legal tools like courts and laws and public disdain).

I wonder what it is like to be one of the more decent employees of such an infamous company. Can’t be easy. On the one hand their lives must suck as they work there. Otoh they probably unfairly share in the general scorn a large enough segment of the populace rightly heaps on anyone UHC associated reflexively. Who could afford to give up any job in this era, if you still have one? They may even ameliorate some of the distress meted out by those jerks.

Another of my NY res (for my own rationality) is to not reflexively go thunder and damnation every time I see a reference to my own noxious former employer. But selectively smite (using legal tools and public disdain) as needed.

I am feeling altogether mellow, philosophical, adult and mature this morning..I give it an hour, before I return to normal ;-/.

For an atheist I feel very Biblical wrt (selective) smiting (using legal tools and public disdain). This is a root of most societal problems. Too many randoms caught up in warfare and conflict when it should be selective smiting of a few - those with most access to their free will (which needs money, time and an absence of counter smiting by jerks) who still chose to be jerky jerks causing distress to many much nicer people .

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It is not a Medicare purge gab13by13 16 hrs ago #1
Though I am not eligible ClaudetteCC 16 hrs ago #2
...for us but a great deal for them. ret5hd 16 hrs ago #5
That's why I call them Medicare Disadvantage programs. Wonder Why 7 hrs ago #63
One of the great tip offs in life paleotn 14 hrs ago #33
Unfortunately they do provide a bit of coverage for some things that traditional Medicare doesn't such as dental. cstanleytech 10 hrs ago #54
Yes, $400 for eye wear, free eye exam, $1000 for dental at140 2 hrs ago #73
And This After All The Advertising UHC Did For It's Advantage Plan Over The Recent Open Enrollment Period...... global1 16 hrs ago #3
I'll take a cynical guess (without actually doing any research for the truth) InstantGratification 16 hrs ago #7
It doesn't work that way. Ms. Toad 15 hrs ago #12
Or in regions where the general population can't afford the premiums and hospital bills ChicagoTeamster 15 hrs ago #21
Exactly LogDog75 11 hrs ago #48
Precisely! SheltieLover 10 hrs ago #51
They are discontinuing less profitable plans. They are not getting out of the market. (n/t) thesquanderer 16 hrs ago #8
That is exactly what they are doing. My husband and I have been with them for years. We have a plan that is no ratchiweenie 15 hrs ago #16
Are they offering you a different policy to replace the one that is cancelled? FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #32
There are only three ways to get out of Medicare Advantage scott free IbogaProject 10 hrs ago #55
However, that 80% is calculated against Medicare's approved amount yellowdogintexas 9 hrs ago #57
They need to be catapulted into the sun Ruby the Liberal 13 hrs ago #36
Because they will make many times over than amount in what they get from those who fall for it. (n/y) OldBaldy1701E 16 hrs ago #9
They may be purging the seniors who are costing them the most for medical care. Lonestarblue 15 hrs ago #23
Good points. See my answer SCantiGOP 14 hrs ago #35
Free Luigi! intheflow 16 hrs ago #4
This! lonely bird 13 hrs ago #41
$26.3 million Seinan Sensei 10 hrs ago #49
It's a failure of capitalism (or a crime, imho). nt Duncan Grant 4 hrs ago #68
It wouldn't matter anyway jfz9580m 2 hrs ago #74
I agree with your assessment, JustKay. nt Trueblue Texan 16 hrs ago #6
My mother's MA plan was dropped by UnitedHealth last year ... Auggie 16 hrs ago #10
BTW, if United HealthCare MA drops you, they HAVE to accept you into one of their supplement plans ... Auggie 15 hrs ago #17
How many of those people who were dropped voted for Trump? Botany 15 hrs ago #11
As of May 2025 - $1m in base salary and $60m in stock that vests in 2028 Ruby the Liberal 13 hrs ago #37
So I am sure that the 60 million in stocks is untaxed until he taps into it, that when he does he will... Botany 13 hrs ago #38
It may well be the devil as to Medicare Advantage - Ms. Toad 15 hrs ago #13
Both my wife and I have AARP/UHC PCB66 15 hrs ago #18
Nope. All they are doing is dropping MA plans that aren't making them enough money. Ms. Toad 15 hrs ago #22
Just curious... how much is Plan F? jmbar2 14 hrs ago #29
That depends on your age radical noodle 12 hrs ago #45
Pricy, but still a bargain compared to what others are facing. jmbar2 12 hrs ago #47
Yes, and at our age radical noodle 8 hrs ago #59
What happens in a situation like? jmbar2 6 hrs ago #64
I honestly don't know radical noodle 10 min ago #76
Is the $432.36 Karma13612 26 min ago #75
Yes it is radical noodle 3 min ago #77
Have to disagree.MedicareAdvantage through United Akakoji 15 hrs ago #14
Plan F is NOT Medicare Advantage,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, NGeorgian 3 hrs ago #70
The poster didn't say that Plan F was an Advantage plan. llmart 3 hrs ago #71
Is it true . . . AverageOldGuy 15 hrs ago #15
No, you'll need to get a Part D drug plan and might Emile 15 hrs ago #20
I believe snowybirdie 14 hrs ago #27
Think pre-existing conditions Soul_of_Wit 12 hrs ago #44
I think the plan canceling is a special event which is like landing on a lucky space on a board game IbogaProject 10 hrs ago #53
They advertise that you can count on them. NGeorgian 15 hrs ago #19
Health insurance companies terminate Advantage plans every year dlk 15 hrs ago #24
Does that mean they get to resume normal medicare wo penalties? IbogaProject 15 hrs ago #25
Original Medicare covers 80%, the patient is responsible for 20% dlk 14 hrs ago #28
Your premium can be increased Soul_of_Wit 12 hrs ago #46
I will always remember TNNurse 15 hrs ago #26
I would expect nothing less from UH - TBF 14 hrs ago #30
None of my doctors take it, so they hate it too. joanbarnes 14 hrs ago #31
Stay away from Medicare Advantage plans SCantiGOP 14 hrs ago #34
And yet it gets HUGE financial support from AARP Grins 13 hrs ago #39
Time for canceling AARP. Sessuch 10 hrs ago #50
My parents Rebl2 13 hrs ago #40
I'm starting on my second year of Medicare LittleGirl 13 hrs ago #42
I have had UHC advantage for 5 years. 1WorldHope 13 hrs ago #43
Another example of why Medicare Advantage is anything but for consumers! SheltieLover 10 hrs ago #52
I agree. UH was the devil when it was my employer's insurance. No way was I using them for Medicare. catrose 10 hrs ago #56
My Advantage plan did me a favor and dropped it's plan. Joinfortmill 8 hrs ago #58
They just wanted the money and always have. Faux pas 8 hrs ago #60
STAY CLEAR OF ANY AND ALL ADVANTAGE PLANS vapor2 8 hrs ago #61
And just a thought; other countries with single payer don't worry about this total horseshit. Another uniquely American Evolve Dammit 8 hrs ago #62
And meanwhile, a few billionaires are getting a tax break and a few extra yachts Blue Owl 6 hrs ago #65
Mangione must have had an impact pfitz59 5 hrs ago #66
Look around, America. Have you B.See 5 hrs ago #67
It's been more than 20 years since I worked at UnitedHealth dflprincess 3 hrs ago #69
jerks jfz9580m 2 hrs ago #72
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