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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Jan 8, 2025, 03:07 PM Jan 8

UnitedHealth Told To Pay Out Millions for Misleading Consumers on Insurance

Three UnitedHealth-owned insurance companies must pay over $165 million for misleading thousands of customers in Massachusetts into paying for additional health insurance, a state judge has ruled.

Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Hélène Kazanjian said that HealthMarkets, acquired by UnitedHealth in 2019, and two of its subsidiaries had marketed major medical and supplemental insurance in bundles from 2012 to 2016 in a way that deceived consumers into buying supplemental policies, according to Reuters.

UnitedHealthcare has told Newsweek it is appealing the decision. Newsweek has contacted the Massachusetts Attorney General's office out of hours via email for comment.

Why It Matters

In the wake of the shooting of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, there has been an outpouring of anger towards the insurance industry for denying medical claims, with some going as far as cheering for Thompson's death and arguing that the shooter was justified in his actions.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/unitedhealth-to-pay-out-millions-for-misleading-consumers-on-insurance/ar-AA1x7cQp

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UnitedHealth Told To Pay Out Millions for Misleading Consumers on Insurance (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 8 OP
In this age of trillion dollar corporations, fines are no longer effective. Midnight Writer Jan 8 #1
Thank you Luigi. SheilaAnn Jan 8 #2

Midnight Writer

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1. In this age of trillion dollar corporations, fines are no longer effective.
Wed Jan 8, 2025, 03:48 PM
Jan 8

Millions in fines is chickenfeed to them.

And since they can file endless appeals on whatever frivolous grounds they want, they can postpone paying indefiniely

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