Thread by @jseiden

The healthcare insurance system in the US amounts to a criminal conspiracy to defraud the American people. It is state-sanctioned robbery on an enormous scale.

#wenowreturntoourregularprogamming.

OK, your likes and retweets have inspired me to turn this into a thread:

I am fortunate to be able to pay $30k/yr in healtcare premiums.

Today we learned that our insurance company had denied $1800 worth of claims on a ridiculous technicality. (@askUHC)

Completely legal of course, but utterly predatory.

This situation: corporate behavior that is legal & predatory & unapologetic is brought to you by the current kleptocratic thinking embraced by our government.

I say all this as someone who is fortunate to be able to pay $30k/yr in premiums for family coverage. Also probably another $10k of expense to pay for normal services that our insurance doesn't cover.

(That this is more than many people's annual income is not lost on me.)

The assumption that people don't have a right to healthcare--I get that, even though I disagree.

What bothers me is the companion assumption, that corporations have the right to extract as much profit as possible from people who have no other options.

This is similar to the notion that corporations are somehow "burdened" by regulation--regulation intended to protect American people from harm. We value the opportunity for corporate profit more than the opportunity to create a safe society.

It's old-fashioned conquerer-class rape and pillage, wearing a lovely suit.

Though these days, the suits aren't that great, TBH. /END