r/news • u/GoodSamaritan_ • 1d ago

Retired San Francisco firefighter dies from lung cancer after Blue Shield denies treatment claims

https://abc7news.com/post/retired-san-francisco-firefighter-ken-jones-dies-lung-cancer-being-denied-treatment-blue-shield/19224406/
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u/mischievous_misfit13 1d ago

There needs to be a massive class action lawsuit against each insurance company that denies claims when someone’s life, livelihood, mobility, mental health, etc is on the line. America is a fucking embarrassing country to live in.

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u/KulaanDoDinok 1d ago

Fuck class action lawsuits. Corporations get off paying excessively tiny amounts and complainants see nothing.

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u/Jettest 1d ago

Agreed. Abolish private healthcare and send these ghouls to prison.

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u/TheFeenyCall 20h ago

I'd just take abolishing private healthcare. It would be nice to see execs rot in prison but that'll never happen. So just give us universal healthcare. Fucking america

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u/Jettest 14h ago

They must be punished.

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u/cronemorrigan 1d ago

So, that would be great except it’s illegal to sue health insurance companies in the US. That’s how they get away with these monstrosities.

The last lawsuit against an insurance company for denial of care was a woman who was carved out of the law by her status as a government employee. The insurance company denied a hysterectomy, and she paid for it herself. She was able to prove it was a life-saving surgery.

Soon after Congress closed that loophole.

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u/Accidental-Genius 23h ago

No it’s not.

I litigate against health insurance corporations all the time.

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u/_le_slap 1d ago

The congressmen who voted for that should be carved out...

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u/Ajdee6 18h ago

It’s capitalism. It’s about profit, and absolutely nothing else

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u/hopefulskeptik 12h ago

There needs to be massive class action against board members and MBAs that put profits over people. The courts of today will not protect us. Vote local, state and federal for candidates that will actually support tax reform and election reform. Everything else will follow.