Godric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 19 days agoDamn, "Thoughts and Prayers!"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1943arrow-down13
arrow-up1940arrow-down1imageDamn, "Thoughts and Prayers!"lemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 19 days agomessage-square81fedilink
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-219 days agoIs that true? My initial thought was that it’s because Kaiser Permanente is a nonprofit. Unless I am mistaken.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·18 days agoYes, it’s true. Its nominal “nonprofit” status doesn’t stop it from being a major market competitor with a history of regulatory capture, paying its CEO more than other insurance companies do, and having vast cash reserves, for example.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 days agoNo, of course it doesn’t… but I imagine when you don’t have a profit motive, your motive to deny claims also decreases. Just a theory though.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 days agoThe problem is that they still have an apparent profit motive.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoThey do, but it’s obviously not nearly as disgusting as the rest.
Is that true? My initial thought was that it’s because Kaiser Permanente is a nonprofit. Unless I am mistaken.
Yes, it’s true. Its nominal “nonprofit” status doesn’t stop it from being a major market competitor with a history of regulatory capture, paying its CEO more than other insurance companies do, and having vast cash reserves, for example.
No, of course it doesn’t… but I imagine when you don’t have a profit motive, your motive to deny claims also decreases.
Just a theory though.
The problem is that they still have an apparent profit motive.
They do, but it’s obviously not nearly as disgusting as the rest.