A doctor's social media post detailing UnitedHealthcare's denial of a claim for a patient in a coma has sparked outrage and conversation about the healthcare system.
A social media post from Dr. Zachary Levy about United Healthcare denying a claim for one of his comatose patients has gone viral. Newsweek has reached out to United Healthcare via email and Levy via social media for comment.
Many Americans have expressed frustration with the health insurance system, which was brought into focus when UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in New York, allegedly by Luigi Mangione, who has been charged in connection with the homicide and is awaiting trial. Mangione pleaded not guilty to murder and weapons charges. In the aftermath of Thompson's killing, the health insurance industry is under intense scrutiny, and many have called for reforms to the system, with some executives vowing to look at changes to the industry. At the scene of the crime, shell casings were located by the police, with the words 'deny,' 'defend,' and 'depose,' carved into them. This indicating the killer likely had a vendetta against UnitedHealthcare or the insurance industry, as the words are associated with the industries legal and administrative strategies in managing claims and disputes. They reflect a pattern where the company might deny claims, defend its decisions in legal or regulatory challenges, and depose claimants or witnesses in related litigation. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, which has been viewed more than 13 million times, Levy said that United Healthcare denied the claim of one of his patents in the ICU. Levy said that his patient is suffering from a brain hemorrhage, is in a coma, on a ventilator and has heart failure. Levy said that the claim was denied 'Because I haven't proven to them that caring for her in the hospital was 'medically necessary.' Commenting on his post, Levy shared an email he drafted to share to UnitedHealthcare. In the letter, he said the patient's treatment 'Was medically necessary to prevent them from dying
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