Godric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 14 days agoDamn, "Thoughts and Prayers!"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1921arrow-down13
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minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-213 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-up2·13 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-up0·13 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-up1·12 days agoThe problem is that they still have an apparent profit motive.
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.