Moderators Delete Reddit Thread as Doctors Torch Dead UnitedHealthcare CEO
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“When other’s human lives are deemed worthless, it is not surprising to have others view your life of no value as well,” wrote one medical doctor, whose identity the Daily Beast confirmed.

Summary

Reddit’s r/medicine moderators deleted a thread where doctors and users harshly criticized murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Comments, including satirical rejections of insurance claims for gunshot wounds, targeted UHC’s reputation for denying care to boost profits.

Despite the removal, similar discussions continue, with medical professionals condemning UHC’s business practices under Thompson’s leadership, which a Senate report recently criticized for denying post-acute care.

Thompson, shot in what appears to be a targeted attack, led a company notorious for its high claim denial rates, fueling ongoing debates about corporate ethics in healthcare.

  • futatorius@lemm.ee
    182·
    6 days ago

    Half of the Reddit mods only act if it serves their fascist (or occasionally ancap) agenda. There needs to be a way for users to get rid of mods, both on Reddit and on Lemmy, because too many volunteer mods don’t act in good faith (at least on Reddit-- for me, it hasn’t been that bad so far on Lemmy).

    • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      6 days ago

      Unfortunately the only actual requirement to be a mod is to be extremely active on the boards themselves. The loudest people aren’t always the brightest, and they dont have time to reason things out in this format.