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Health insuranceis a very sensitive subject in the United States.
Recently, the topic has been in thepublic eyemore than probably ever before.
The internet is applauding a Texas-based doctor who publicly called out UnitedHealthcare.
In a massively viralvideoon TikTok,Dr.
An insurance employee then asked for information about a patients diagnosis while she was on the operating table.
The employee was trying to determine whether the persons inpatient stay should be justified.
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They said I had to call right now.
He wants to know her diagnosis and whether her impatience day should be justified.
And I was like, do you understand that shes asleep right now and she has breast cancer?
And the gentleman said, actually, I dont.
Thats a different department that would know that information.
And I was like, well, she does need to stay overnight tonight.
Its out of control.
Insurance is out of control.
I have no other words.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is a US multinational for-profit company that specializes in health insurance and health care services.
It sells insurance products under UnitedHealthcare.
Meanwhile, it also sells healthcare services under the Optum brand.
It is the worlds largest healthcare company in terms of revenue.
Dr. Potter is an Austin, Texas-based board-certified plastic surgeon and DIEP (deep inferior epigastric perforator) specialist.
She has a large following of 28.9k people on TikTok and 31.3k on Instagram.
UnitedHealthcare told the Daily Mail that Dr. Potters claims are supposedly unconfirmed.
Meanwhile, UnitedHealthcare shared the same response with the team at Newsweek, more or less word for word.
The trend is disturbing.
There is no room in healthcare where the pressure of insurance isnt felt by both patients and doctors.
Not even the operating room.
When will we say enough is enough and push back?
This is already out of hand, Dr. PottertoldNewsweek via email.
However, Gidwaney stressed that expenses should never come at the expense of patient safety.
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