{"id":1931,"date":"2024-04-18T12:56:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T16:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/?p=1931"},"modified":"2024-04-19T15:57:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T19:57:14","slug":"peoples-action-care-over-cost-united-healthcare-doesnt-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/2024\/04\/18\/peoples-action-care-over-cost-united-healthcare-doesnt-care\/","title":{"rendered":"People&#8217;s Action Care Over Cost United Healthcare Denies Care!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/438164635_10232170901957782_5152490617618987323_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/438164635_10232170901957782_5152490617618987323_n-392x520.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"520\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1948\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Prior Authorization, the so-called \u201cgold standard\u201d to make sure \u201cI\u201d don\u2019t use too much healthcare, are you shitting me?! Prior authorizations don\u2019t make care better they delay it. Prior authorizations deny care, prior authorizations kill people. Prior authorizations are not worth the paper they\u2019re written on.&#8221; Jenn Coffey<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/438725380_10232170908597948_6800099388844782369_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/438725380_10232170908597948_6800099388844782369_n-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1950\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Doctors, nurses, patients and community members demand United Healthcare stop denying lifesaving care to its members in a protest at United&#39;s Minnesota HQ. United and other private health insurers need to put <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CareOverCost?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CareOverCost<\/a> and people before profits! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7axgFHK8av\">https:\/\/t.co\/7axgFHK8av<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Progressive Maryland (@Progressive_MD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Progressive_MD\/status\/1780302947718463769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>   <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch now! Activists have taken over the lobby to demand that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UHC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UHC<\/a> stop delaying and denying life saving care.  <\/p>\n<p>We need insurance corporations to put <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CareOverCost?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CareOverCost<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UnitedDoesntCare?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UnitedDoesntCare<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9u6LT5T9ru\">https:\/\/t.co\/9u6LT5T9ru<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Be a Hero (@BeaHero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeaHero\/status\/1780314174490661374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As a result of Tuesday&#39;s direct action targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnitedHealthGrp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UnitedHealthGrp<\/a>, leaders with People&#39;s Action Institute&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CareOverCost?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CareOverCost<\/a> campaign &amp; allies secured a meeting with senior representatives of the corporation.   <\/p>\n<p>(Photos by Adam Bettcher\/Getty Images for People&#39;s Action Institute) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZIkcxSsC5g\">pic.twitter.com\/ZIkcxSsC5g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Action Institute (@PplsActionInst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PplsActionInst\/status\/1780983505574375693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ten leaders in our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CareOverCost?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CareOverCost<\/a> coalition risked arrest to demonstrate to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnitedHealthGrp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UnitedHealthGrp<\/a> our seriousness about this issue.<\/p>\n<p>Bebhinn Francis with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/citizenactionny?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@citizenactionny<\/a> explains why she risked arrest. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;We need to put people over profit, health care is a human right&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SBdNxguL43\">pic.twitter.com\/SBdNxguL43<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Action Institute (@PplsActionInst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PplsActionInst\/status\/1781022394704105581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<link href='https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/css\/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text\/css' \/><script src='https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/widgets\/v3\/petition\/tell-senators-on-the-finance-committee-demand-unitedhealth-group-stop-delaying-denying-care?format=js&#038;source=widget&#038;referrer=[object Object]'><\/script>\n<div id='can-petition-area-tell-senators-on-the-finance-committee-demand-unitedhealth-group-stop-delaying-denying-care' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Prior Authorization, the so-called \u201cgold standard\u201d to make sure \u201cI\u201d don\u2019t use too much healthcare, are you shitting me?! Prior authorizations don\u2019t make care better they delay it. Prior authorizations deny care, prior authorizations kill people. Prior authorizations are not worth the paper they\u2019re written on.&#8221; Jenn Coffey Doctors, nurses, patients and community members demand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"<blockquote>\"Prior Authorization, the so-called \u201cgold standard\u201d to make sure \u201cI\u201d don\u2019t use too much healthcare, are you shitting me?! Prior authorizations don\u2019t make care better they delay it. Prior authorizations deny care, prior authorizations kill people. Prior authorizations are not worth the paper they\u2019re written on.\" Jenn Coffey<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/BeaHero\/status\/1780314174490661374 \r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Progressive_MD\/status\/1780302947718463769\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/PplsActionInst\/status\/1780983505574375693 \r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/PplsActionInst\/status\/1781001167931101237","_et_gb_content_width":"","_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1931"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1966,"href":"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1931\/revisions\/1966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenncoffey.com\/jc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}