US EditionDoctor says UnitedHealthcare stopped cancer surgery to ask if necessary
- A breast cancer surgeon, Dr. Elisabeth Potter, had to stop surgery to call UnitedHealthcare about a patient's inpatient care during the procedure, which upset many on social media.
- Dr. Potter stated that she was performing breast reconstruction surgeries when UnitedHealthcare questioned the necessity of the patient's hospital stay.
- The incident caused backlash against UnitedHealthcare, with many blaming the insurance company for interfering in medical care.
- A poll indicated that 70% of respondents believed insurance companies contributed to the death of UnitedHealthcare's CEO, highlighting frustrations with the healthcare system.
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'Out of control': UnitedHealth calls into middle of cancer surgery to question necessity
A month after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson prompted many Americans to share personal horror stories of the company's coverage denials and other practices, a doctor in Austin, Texas on Wednesday shared her own experience that she said exemplified how the for-profit health system "just keeps getting worse."In a video posted to TikTok, Dr. Elisabeth Potter said she recently received an unprecedented phone call from UnitedHealt…
'Out of control': Cancer surgeon claims UnitedHealthcare questioned her mid-procedure
A breast cancer surgeon had to "scrub out mid-surgery" to call a UnitedHealthcare representative because the insurance giant questioned whether the procedure she was in the middle of performing was really necessary.Dr. Elisabeth Potter posted her story to Instagram this week, and the post has gotten more than 221,000 likes.Still wearing her scrub cap, Dr. Potter began her video saying, "It’s 2025, and navigating insurance has somehow just gotten…
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