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'Out of control': Cancer surgeon claims UnitedHealthcare questioned her mid-procedure (www.rawstory.com)
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A breast cancer surgeon had to "scrub out mid-surgery" to call a UnitedHealthcare representative because the insurance giant questioned whether the procedure she was in the middle of performing was really necessary.

Dr. Elisabeth Potter posted her story to Instagram this week, and the post has gotten more than 221,000 likes.

Still wearing her scrub cap, Dr. Potter began her video saying, "It’s 2025, and navigating insurance has somehow just gotten worse."

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[–] Hazor 6 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

I like this line of thinking, but I expect they'd just lobby to make the life insurance payout requirements lower than the expected cost of treatment.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Lobbying should be handled legally the same as bribes.

[–] candybrie 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

So a-ok as long as it happens after the thing is passed? Because then it's just a tip.