"A sociopath is a person who exhibits traits associated with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), characterized by a lack of empathy, manipulative behavior, and a disregard for the rights of others. "
The rate of rejected claims has increased dramatically the last few years from all carriers, and as Jeff Childers noted UHC has some of the highest denial rates. This wasn't adjustors independently deciding to do this, but could only have resulted from orders from the top. Someone said (in effect), "we need to increase profits so use every trick you can to deny people's medical claims."
Well said, Jeff C. How can anybody doubt these people lack traits required to be fully human? They demonstrate their absence of empathy in everything they do.
OK. I get your point. But then that also leans towards this whole mindset that 'greedy corporations' are the root of all evil, which is the whole mantra of the Occupy movement. I am all for rooting out and ending CRONY capitalism, but I am still a fan of capitalism. I AM both a consumer and a shareholder via our mutual funds and retirement accounts.
Putting all these 'greedy corporations' out of business would be disastrous for retirees like my mom who uses her RMD's to help pay her assisted living place rent that social security only covers a third of. If we had true competition in both HC and insurance we could have better choices and lower prices, although our society is overly prone to taking a pill over lifestyle and diet changes thanks to a generation of pharma marketing and that is going to take some effort to unwind.
I think sociopathic is exactly the right word.
"A sociopath is a person who exhibits traits associated with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), characterized by a lack of empathy, manipulative behavior, and a disregard for the rights of others. "
The rate of rejected claims has increased dramatically the last few years from all carriers, and as Jeff Childers noted UHC has some of the highest denial rates. This wasn't adjustors independently deciding to do this, but could only have resulted from orders from the top. Someone said (in effect), "we need to increase profits so use every trick you can to deny people's medical claims."
That is sociopathic.
Well said, Jeff C. How can anybody doubt these people lack traits required to be fully human? They demonstrate their absence of empathy in everything they do.
OK. I get your point. But then that also leans towards this whole mindset that 'greedy corporations' are the root of all evil, which is the whole mantra of the Occupy movement. I am all for rooting out and ending CRONY capitalism, but I am still a fan of capitalism. I AM both a consumer and a shareholder via our mutual funds and retirement accounts.
Putting all these 'greedy corporations' out of business would be disastrous for retirees like my mom who uses her RMD's to help pay her assisted living place rent that social security only covers a third of. If we had true competition in both HC and insurance we could have better choices and lower prices, although our society is overly prone to taking a pill over lifestyle and diet changes thanks to a generation of pharma marketing and that is going to take some effort to unwind.