Summary

Reddit’s r/medicine moderators deleted a thread where doctors and users harshly criticized murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Comments, including satirical rejections of insurance claims for gunshot wounds, targeted UHC’s reputation for denying care to boost profits.

Despite the removal, similar discussions continue, with medical professionals condemning UHC’s business practices under Thompson’s leadership, which a Senate report recently criticized for denying post-acute care.

Thompson, shot in what appears to be a targeted attack, led a company notorious for its high claim denial rates, fueling ongoing debates about corporate ethics in healthcare.

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    5 days ago

    Yep. Fuck censorship.

    Too many people think it’s acceptable until something they support is being censored.

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      5 days ago

      It’s not censorship, censorship is when the state censors certain topics etc.

      This is rich owners of large, easy to use and free social media websites trying to shape the conversation.

      • davel@lemmy.ml
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        5 days ago

        This is what happens when you think the state and the wealthy are distinct. But it’s one big capitalist system. The wealthy run the state, and they own the media, and they fund the “non-profit” think tanks & media.

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          4 days ago

          This is what happens when you think the state and the wealthy are distinct.

          They absolutely are.

          The rich influence almost all politics, but the state and ultra wealthy have to follow totally different rules to achieve their goals. Sometimes the ultra rich are politicians, then it’s complicated.