In the wake of the brutal murder of United Healthcare’s CEO, there has been an outpouring of stories about UnitedHealthcare’s strategy of denying claims to increase profits.
ProPublica wrote about a mother in Louisiana who counted on UHC to pay the cost of behavioral therapy for her autistic son. The therapy offered promise of helping him learn necessary skills. But UHC, which made $16 billion in profits last year, denied the claim.
