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Warren Ellis’ Transmetropolitan is the future we get.
January 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Warren Ellis’ Transmetropolitan is the future we get.
Now imagine how happy UHC is when a majority of their commercial customers are offering higher revenue.
December 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Now imagine how happy UHC is when a majority of their commercial customers are offering higher revenue.
Take United Healthcare as an example. 29.9M in commercial plans. 8.4M in Medicare Advantage. BUT half of their Q325 revenue is from the Medicare Trust Fund and payments from the 20% in Medicare Advantage. They get $635 for someone enrolled in a commercial plans but $5,145 for each MA enrollee.
December 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Take United Healthcare as an example. 29.9M in commercial plans. 8.4M in Medicare Advantage. BUT half of their Q325 revenue is from the Medicare Trust Fund and payments from the 20% in Medicare Advantage. They get $635 for someone enrolled in a commercial plans but $5,145 for each MA enrollee.
It’s not employers that are the issue. They can happily transition to paying for supplemental insurance like Medicare Advantage instead of all of the primary. And they avoid the tiny risk pools that fuck over a company when one person gets seriously ill
December 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It’s not employers that are the issue. They can happily transition to paying for supplemental insurance like Medicare Advantage instead of all of the primary. And they avoid the tiny risk pools that fuck over a company when one person gets seriously ill
Medicare for All for everyone not on an employer plan. Medicare Advantage can be offered by insurance companies if someone wants more coverage.
December 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Medicare for All for everyone not on an employer plan. Medicare Advantage can be offered by insurance companies if someone wants more coverage.
Utilization is a primary metric. People over 55 are 31% of population but account for roughly 54% of total health spending. Under 35 are less than 25%. Utilization is going up for Medicare enrollees and cutting profit so insurance companies need changes, too. They need youth in insurance risk pools.
December 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Utilization is a primary metric. People over 55 are 31% of population but account for roughly 54% of total health spending. Under 35 are less than 25%. Utilization is going up for Medicare enrollees and cutting profit so insurance companies need changes, too. They need youth in insurance risk pools.
Take United Healthcare as an example. 29.9M in commercial plans. 8.4M in Medicare Advantage. Half of their Q325 revenue is from the Medicare Trust Fund and payments from the 20% in Medicare Advantage. They get $635 for someone enrolled in a commercial plans but $5,145 for each MA enrollee.
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Take United Healthcare as an example. 29.9M in commercial plans. 8.4M in Medicare Advantage. Half of their Q325 revenue is from the Medicare Trust Fund and payments from the 20% in Medicare Advantage. They get $635 for someone enrolled in a commercial plans but $5,145 for each MA enrollee.
Spent 12 years as a digital strategist for a mid-level insurance company. There’s a partial path to UHC. Eliminate the Individual market. Expand Medicare to Individual policy holders and let insurance companies offer Medicare Advantage to all those holders. Keep Employer Insurance, for now.
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Spent 12 years as a digital strategist for a mid-level insurance company. There’s a partial path to UHC. Eliminate the Individual market. Expand Medicare to Individual policy holders and let insurance companies offer Medicare Advantage to all those holders. Keep Employer Insurance, for now.
Spent 12 years as a digital strategist for a mid-level insurance company. There’s a partial path to UHC. Eliminate the Individual market. Expand Medicare to Individual policy holders and let insurance companies offer Medicare Advantage to all those holders. Keep Employer Insurance, for now.
December 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Spent 12 years as a digital strategist for a mid-level insurance company. There’s a partial path to UHC. Eliminate the Individual market. Expand Medicare to Individual policy holders and let insurance companies offer Medicare Advantage to all those holders. Keep Employer Insurance, for now.
A major part of the Q3 4.3% GDP growth was consumer spending. The majority increase in consumer spending came from healthcare spending. People spending too much on healthcare and getting everything done before the Republicans take away their health insurance.
December 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
A major part of the Q3 4.3% GDP growth was consumer spending. The majority increase in consumer spending came from healthcare spending. People spending too much on healthcare and getting everything done before the Republicans take away their health insurance.
A major part of the Q3 4.3% GDP growth was consumer spending. The majority increase in consumer spending came from healthcare spending. People spending too much on healthcare and getting everything done before the Republicans take away their health insurance.
December 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A major part of the Q3 4.3% GDP growth was consumer spending. The majority increase in consumer spending came from healthcare spending. People spending too much on healthcare and getting everything done before the Republicans take away their health insurance.
A major part of the Q3 4.3% GDP growth was consumer spending. The majority increase in consumer spending came from healthcare spending. People spending too much on healthcare and getting everything done before the Republicans take away their health insurance.
December 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A major part of the Q3 4.3% GDP growth was consumer spending. The majority increase in consumer spending came from healthcare spending. People spending too much on healthcare and getting everything done before the Republicans take away their health insurance.
A major part of the 4.3% GDP growth was consumer spending. The majority increase in consumer spending came from healthcare spending. Trump can take credit for that. People spending too much on healthcare and getting everything done before the Republicans take away their health insurance.
December 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
A major part of the 4.3% GDP growth was consumer spending. The majority increase in consumer spending came from healthcare spending. Trump can take credit for that. People spending too much on healthcare and getting everything done before the Republicans take away their health insurance.
Or, and I could be wrong, there’s a different interpretation of these events based on Carol’s look of epiphany while staring at a painting called Belladonna.
December 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Or, and I could be wrong, there’s a different interpretation of these events based on Carol’s look of epiphany while staring at a painting called Belladonna.
What the country needs is the same hybrid program that Medicare has. Medicare for All run by the gov’t. Medicare Advantage provided by the insurance companies as additional coverage if you choose.
A challenge comes with United Healthcare already employing/affiliated with 10% of physicians.
A challenge comes with United Healthcare already employing/affiliated with 10% of physicians.
December 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
What the country needs is the same hybrid program that Medicare has. Medicare for All run by the gov’t. Medicare Advantage provided by the insurance companies as additional coverage if you choose.
A challenge comes with United Healthcare already employing/affiliated with 10% of physicians.
A challenge comes with United Healthcare already employing/affiliated with 10% of physicians.
Can the next Dem president just say, “yep” to extradition? Pardons won’t matter then.
November 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Can the next Dem president just say, “yep” to extradition? Pardons won’t matter then.
All I want for Christmas is for him to die.
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
All I want for Christmas is for him to die.
As the child of abusive parents, I know why I felt so much anger. This perfectly demonstrates the cruelty that we are afraid or unable to counter. The lack of consequence is infuriating.
November 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
As the child of abusive parents, I know why I felt so much anger. This perfectly demonstrates the cruelty that we are afraid or unable to counter. The lack of consequence is infuriating.
Only a matter of time before Mar-a-lago catches a hurricane.
October 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Only a matter of time before Mar-a-lago catches a hurricane.