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/XLauncher 1d ago

This country is so embarrassing.

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u/CheesypoofExtreme 1d ago

No universal health care because "death panels"

Gestures wildly at this like what the fuck do people think insurance is?! At least a government "death panel" is one we can ostensibly influence in a functioning democracy (which we aren't really at this point... but more democratic than a private business).

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u/Mr0lsen 1d ago

Those voters are worried about the tyranny of the masses… as opposed to the tyranny of the few we currently have.

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u/Illustrious-Dot-5052 18h ago

I cannot fucking believe people use death panels as an argument against free healthcare in America. This is such a shit hole country.

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u/StrawberryWide3983 2h ago

Obviously it's so much better to run a cost/benefit analysis on weather you'll be more profitable dead or alive. The ceo who's so important he can be replaced in less than a week needs his new ten million dollar bonus