UnitedHealth CEO shot

saintmdterps said

Problem is that the insurer is not really trying to cap the cost of procedures, but rather what they will pay those who undergo the procedures. Managed Medicare is a great way to save money, just pray you never get hospitalized and then need a stay in acute-sub-acute rehab. Someone sitting 1000 miles away will direct your care, and you and your interdisciplinary team have no say. No say at all

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I'm familiar believe me. I had surgery that required a week of in-patient rehab at a different facility. I was ready to be discharged but did not have insurer approval to go to the rehab facility - and they said it may take days to review all my records before approving it. Fortunately we are self-funded health plan so I was able to get our HR dept to ram it through. UHC is our administrator but ultimately my employer is writing the checks and has final say if there is a question. I am fortunate that my company plan is set up that way and we treat our people very well.

I don't have any great answers and do not hold up the current model as being anything other than FUBAR, and it is, like most human endeavors, subject to the Cost-Speed-Quality triangle.