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1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty stepping down. Under Witty, United accelerated its use of AI to wrongly deny more patient healthcare claims (with 90% error rate) and preyed on seniors through committing Medicare Advantage fraud

So he’s running for Senate?

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Sooooo.......I didn't see this in the news. 

The dude who shot up mid-town a few weeks ago was supposedly gunning for the NFL offices. HOWEVER, one of his victims was Wesley LaPatner.

Who is Wesley LaPatner? She was the CEO of Blackstone's “Real Estate Income Trust” (BREIT) division. BREIT owns hundreds of thousands of housing and rental units in the USA. I think they are THE largest owner of housing in the housing, all rental properties.

Just a coincidence? Wrong place, wrong time?

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On 7/19/2025 at 12:56 PM, Chopper said:

Elizabeth Potter MD of Austin, calls United Healthcare to try to get her patient approved for the lifesaving treatment she needs. Hilarity ensues.

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I’m sharing an actual recent peer-to-peer call that shows what physicians and patients face when trying to get a surgery approved. This call felt as absurd as it sounds.

The peer-to-peer call was to advocate for surgery to prevent and treat lymphedema for a patient with breast cancer. Her risk is high and we can perform a surgery to lower it.

The doctors from the insurance company on the call were an ophthalmologist with a subspecialty in oculoplastic surgery and a plastic surgeon who currently has a cosmetic practice. Neither doctor has ever performed lymph venous bypass…the surgery I was trying to get approved for my patient.

Neither doctor would provide their name or license number.

At the conclusion of the call, the doctors told me that they didn’t have the power to make a determination or decision to perform the surgery. They were just there to inform me of United’s decision to deny it.

The Medical Decision was not up to the doctors on the call. It had already been made by United.

So here I am, appealing again.

Medical decisions should be made by doctors who are well informed and patient-centered. Patients deserve access to the care that they paid for with their premiums.

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Dr. Elisabeth Potter, MD
6818 Austin Center Blvd #204, Austin, TX 78731
(512) 601-4759
Website: https://www.drpotter.com/

 

Is that a second time?  IIRC UH threatened to sue her.

ETA:  apparently, they did not sue her, but took her and her surgery center off their approved list, which is hitting hard.  https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-a-surgeon-facing-retaliation

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1 hour ago, crash_davis said:

Sooooo.......I didn't see this in the news. 

The dude who shot up mid-town a few weeks ago was supposedly gunning for the NFL offices. HOWEVER, one of his victims was Wesley LaPatner.

Who is Wesley LaPatner? She was the CEO of Blackstone's “Real Estate Income Trust” (BREIT) division. BREIT owns hundreds of thousands of housing and rental units in the USA. I think they are THE largest owner of housing in the housing, all rental properties.

Just a coincidence? Wrong place, wrong time?

Wrong place, wrong time. She was in the lobby on her way to get drinks with a friend. 

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21 hours ago, Samson's Wig said:

In this video, the patient she is speaking about is my dear friend, who has gone through chemo, a double mastectomy, and is going under the knife again based on the lymphedema issue referenced.  My friend will be paying out of pocket for this crucial procedure thanks to United being the biggest pieces of shit in history.  That will be followed by radiation and multiple more surgeries.   Dr. Potter is a fucking hero, and her attempts to fight these pieces of shit at United have taken a major financial toll on her and her practice.

For more info on Dr. Potter, she was interviewed by NBC here: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/texas-surgeon-says-unitedhealthcare-dispute-may-force-bankruptcy-rcna223519

For those inclined to support a doctor who is going to the mat for us, the patients,  she has a GoFundMe me here:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-a-surgeon-facing-retaliation. (sorry, I missed where you added this to your post somehow, but it can't hurt to have the link here twice)

 

Fuck United and the cowards on the phone with Dr. Potter in this clip.

"Your friend is using up more than her fair share." - United Healthcare

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So fucking thankful I'm with BCBS TX. Havent had any issues so far, and I get a monthly call from a customer service liaison making sure I'm getting the care I need. 
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Just know that premiums for all of them are likely going up around 20% next year. And not just because of their greed, but because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” Congress just passed. So, buckle up folks.
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11 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:


Just know that premiums for all of them are likely going up around 20% next year. And not just because of their greed, but because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” Congress just passed. So, buckle up folks.

My employer cover 100% of our monthly premiums. Hopefully that doesnt change. 

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On 8/7/2025 at 3:08 PM, Brian Fantana said:

Seems like the right place right time to me

So all executives deserve it?  Or just BlackRock?

Why am I even typing this...

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1 hour ago, huge said:

So all executives deserve it?  Or just BlackRock?

Why am I even typing this...

 

1 hour ago, huge said:

Wait, now I get it.  She was a Jew.  

Shut the fuck up, bitch. Snivelly little coward.

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On 8/7/2025 at 2:52 PM, Samson's Wig said:

In this video, the patient she is speaking about is my dear friend, who has gone through chemo, a double mastectomy, and is going under the knife again based on the lymphedema issue referenced.  My friend will be paying out of pocket for this crucial procedure thanks to United being the biggest pieces of shit in history.  That will be followed by radiation and multiple more surgeries.   Dr. Potter is a fucking hero, and her attempts to fight these pieces of shit at United have taken a major financial toll on her and her practice.

For more info on Dr. Potter, she was interviewed by NBC here: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/texas-surgeon-says-unitedhealthcare-dispute-may-force-bankruptcy-rcna223519

For those inclined to support a doctor who is going to the mat for us, the patients,  she has a GoFundMe me here:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-a-surgeon-facing-retaliation. (sorry, I missed where you added this to your post somehow, but it can't hurt to have the link here twice)

 

Fuck United and the cowards on the phone with Dr. Potter in this clip.

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You may know me as the surgeon who posted a social media video in January of this year after being interrupted while performing breast reconstruction for a patient with breast cancer.
I received a call from a United Healthcare representative requesting details regarding her diagnosis and justification for her overnight stay. In disbelief, I shared my thoughts and that post went viral. UNH then responded by sending me a threatening legal letter demanding that I apologize and delete the post. Their attempts to silence and bully me were not effective, and I shared their letter publicly.
 
The attention that followed shed light on the realities of healthcare, creating space for patients and providers to share their experiences. It also created other pressures that contributed to my current position of financial distress, leading me to create a gofundme campaign as a last resort pay down some of my debt.
 
As a reconstructive plastic surgeon in Austin, Texas with a practice primarily devoted to breast reconstruction, I have provided access to the most advanced surgeries, in network through insurance for over 12 years. I have been a safety net for patients across the country, accepting any insurance payment and not turning patients away due to poor reimbursement. I am one of the highest volume microsurgeons in the country and am known throughout the breast cancer patient community as a strong patient advocate with excellent outcomes. When insurance coding changes threatened access to the most complex and healthy types of natural tissue reconstruction in 2021, I personally took on the task and cost of reversing that change. Working in a broad coalition with patients and other advocates, we achieved a reversal of the coding change, insuring the best options remained accessible for the community.
 
While reimbursements for surgeries continued to decrease and many surgeons left private practice for employed positions with insurance companies, large groups, and hospitals, I remained in private practice where I was able to put patients over profits. In response to the preference of insurance companies to move cases into less expensive outpatient settings, I built my own surgery center to provide breast cancer and breast reconstruction surgeries in a specialized outpatient setting. I invested the remainder of my savings in the practice and personally guaranteed loans and took on additional debt totaling $4.8 million.
 
My surgery center opened in 2024 and passed all CMS and state certifications with flying colors. Since that time we have personally covered all of the ongoing costs of the surgery center. We hired consultants to facilitate contracts with all insurers and were in the process of navigating that throughout the fall and winter of 2024.
 
Around the time the post went viral, UNH stopped communication with my consultants, and have not allowed my surgery center to be in network. It is difficult for me to believe that this isn’t retaliation. It’s certainly not in the best interest of their members. By refusing to allow my center to be in network, UNH pressures me to either perform breast reconstruction surgeries in hospital facilities at a significantly higher cost, or to require their members to pay out of network facility penalties, or to ask insured patients affected by breast cancer to pay cash for their care. Their ongoing refusal to allow my surgery center to be in network is punishment for being a whistleblower.
 
UNH is the dominant healthcare company in the United States. By refusing to allow my surgery center to be in network, they damage my ability to run a profitable practice and pay back the money I borrowed and earn back what I have invested.
 
I have started a gofundme as a last resort to pay down some of my debt and avoid insolvency.
 
I am committed to the health of my patients and the practice, and I’m facing a new challenge. I have built a center where patients affected by breast cancer can receive the highest quality of personalized care in an outpatient setting. I have opportunities to evolve and grow, and I am confident that I can navigate what lies ahead with time. I’m also certain that I have more work to do in creating change in the system as a whole. I am not afraid of the work ahead, but I need help. I ask for your consideration in contributing both to the health of this practice and that of the broader healthcare community.

 

Hopefully you click through the link but in case you don't this needs to be read.

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