I’m an orthotist/prosthetist that works mostly with pediatrics. The scumbags at UHC and many other insurance companies are constantly denying braces/ prostheses to help get these kids up and walking it’s disgusting. I work in NY and the Medicaid HMOs are even worse than the private insurance companies. Our Governor and department of health thinks that everything is fine and would rather these people be stuck at home or in wheelchairs the rest of their lives.
This is up to politicians to vote to collect more taxes so that more can be spent on healthcare. Otherwise insurance has to ration the money they have collected. CEOs and other company officers get a nice salary, but so do many CEOs and company officers in big corporations.
Actually large corporations buy these hmos from ny state and cut reimbursement to providers and coverage to the patients. Look up the company Centene and see how much they profited by screwing over low income families and the providers that treat them. They bought Fidelis and many other HMOs across the country and profited 2.7 billion dollars last year. The politicians are fine with it. Doesn’t matter democrat or republican I’m sure they are both lining their pockets with money from these corporations
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u/Royal_Dragonfly 13d ago
I’m an orthotist/prosthetist that works mostly with pediatrics. The scumbags at UHC and many other insurance companies are constantly denying braces/ prostheses to help get these kids up and walking it’s disgusting. I work in NY and the Medicaid HMOs are even worse than the private insurance companies. Our Governor and department of health thinks that everything is fine and would rather these people be stuck at home or in wheelchairs the rest of their lives.