My coworker needed a heart implant that his doctor ordered but the fucking insurance company (read: NOT A FUCKING DOCTOR) says he didn't have a stroke yet so he doesn't qualify...

They literally fucking said "he needs to be almost dead or possibly already dead and then we'll consider it."

I want to burn that fucking place to the ground.

[–] AccountMaker@slrpnk.net 1 points 9 months ago

Insurance companies are the worst, I can't believe that they're even a thing. You give them money just in case you need some in an emergency, and they do their very best not to give you anything. The entire business model is: "You give us money, and we keep it".

[–] WereCat@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Make him win a bet and claim it was a stroke of luck. Now that the conditions are met get him the transplant.

[–] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah, we cannot let these random doctors, with decades of training, waste our share holders' generational wealth on some random person; just because said person might die. LOL, that would be ridiculous.

This is not a charity, because our lobbyist and investors worked very hard to eliminate all the charitable alternative, WITH YOUR MONEY BTW, LOL.

Honestly, I don't even know if this is /s... Because this is exactly what is currently happening...

[–] DesertCreosote@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is basically the plot of Leverage, and part of why it's such a good show.

[–] ceiphas@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If only the would depict IT a tad more realistically... never seen a more hilarious hacking than in this show.

[–] bob_lemon@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Clearly you haven't watched NCIS

NCIS 2 IDIOTS 1 KEYBOARD

[–] Maultasche@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago

I love the part where they stop the hacking by pulling the monitor cable.

[–] Speiser0@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago

Probably a bit too heartwarming for their taste.