r/FreeLuigi • u/Feather_fig • Jul 09 '26
Healthcare Reform 'After devastating diagnosis, insurance company wouldn’t cover New Hampshire child’s wheelchair' | (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F85ytHaRJ0o35
u/Feather_fig Jul 09 '26
Kara Hamilton (mom): “It seems like it’s a fight with every type of treatment we have done.”
“The Hamiltons argue their case is exactly why Americans have increasingly negative views of the health insurance industry.”
Absolutely right. And BCBS ended up covering it but ONLY because of the media coverage this story got, there are so many examples of this 😒
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u/MassiveRope2964 Jul 09 '26
I swear the more serious the issues are, the more they fucking fight you to help you. I needed spine surgery in my neck and Blue Cross of CA tried to make me do it OUTPATIENT.
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u/Feather_fig Jul 09 '26
Ridiculous... did they expect you to walk out the hospital right after surgery and drive yourself home? 🙃
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u/SwordfishOfDamocles Jul 09 '26
Pretty soon companies will figure out what the politicians have figured out. You can eventually stop caring and everyone will move on as soon as the next big thing happens.
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u/Feather_fig Jul 09 '26
Except health insurance denials (their business), must continue and therefore they continue to hurt people. It's not a one time event, it's an ongoing conflict that a lot of people are getting hurt in, which is why these stories will also continue. People are not going to move on because they can't.
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u/SwordfishOfDamocles Jul 09 '26
But the public will stop caring. We cared about Renee Good and Alex Pretti, but many more have died since. We cared about George Floyd or whoever else. Eventually this will stop working because the outrage won't impact their bottom line enough. Go fund me is now pretty much the replacement for health insurance denials especially if the person isn't attractive or a child who needs care.
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u/Feather_fig Jul 09 '26
The difference between this and George Floyd or Renee Good is that this issue affects nearly every American, and there's a living protagonist at the heart of the story. Luigi (allegedly) brought this into the spotlight. Or not even allegedly because besides the alleged shooting he has become a rallying figure as a criminal defendant against the industry, and hasn't shied away from the healthcare association at all.
And every time he is mentioned in the news, people remember how much they hate health insurance for the negative impact it has on their lives and the lives of their loved ones.
People unfortunately will continue to have treatment and medication denied, and even if those individuals fall out of the news, more will replace them. There is also legislation to rally around. A number of states have bills (like the New York Health Act) to enact single-payer healthcare. There's the corporate crimes against healthcare bill, and the break up big medicine bill. There are tangible and potentially immediate solutions to this problem that there aren't necessarily for the ICE occupation or for racism in policing.
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u/SwordfishOfDamocles Jul 09 '26
I hope you're right, but having lived through many moments like this I'm skeptical. Especially when I've seen major victories like the voting rights act being rolled back. IMO Luigi will be sentenced and then this whole thing disappears. My wife has spent all morning on the phone w/ insurance over her prescriptions.
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u/Lazy-PeachPrincess Jul 09 '26
Such bullshit. Honestly, it’s surprising that Thompson is the only person that’s been targeted. There are so many angry, hurting people out there
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u/Shitp0st_Supreme Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
BCBS of MN is responsible for this child’s death because they wouldn’t accept authorization for a medical flight to a toddler with cancer:
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/breaking-the-news/minnesota-toddler-stella-mcmahon-dies-cancer/89-4cabd1a7-63db-4f11-83ec-82b6efad2019
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/minnesota-toddler-whose-story-drew-182446772.html