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The People Who Are Getting Rich By Profiting on Health Care
The rogue’s gallery of medical company CEOs who have gotten obscenely rich from price-gouging and denying claims
These men’s (and two women’s) names, photos, and net worth are readily available. They brag about their “achievements” and get celebrated in multiple print and online news sources. Sites list them in order by their net worth.
It is time to say their names. Even industry insiders are pointing out that medical insurance companies’ deliberate “deny, defend, depose” are misused, unethical, and all too common. Here is an incomplete list of the people who have found ways to monetize our health care. (For Alt text, please go to my posts at suzienull@bsky.social)
Andrew Witty — United Healthcare.

How many of us have had claims denied by this corrupt company for spurious reasons and have faced thickets of red tape when we’ve tried to appeal? My own experience with this is here. And here:

The CEO of Anthem is not much better. I’ve had Anthem, and I had to go to file complaints with my state’s insurance commission before I even got reimbursed for even a fraction of the cost…