Bob Herman
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My name is Bob Herman. I'm a reporter at Stat News. I cover the business of healthcare, so hospitals, health insurance, all types of providers, anything where the money flows in healthcare.
My name is Bob Herman. I'm a reporter at Stat News. I cover the business of healthcare, so hospitals, health insurance, all types of providers, anything where the money flows in healthcare.
My name is Bob Herman. I'm a reporter at Stat News. I cover the business of healthcare, so hospitals, health insurance, all types of providers, anything where the money flows in healthcare.
UnitedHealthcare is just one part of this massive company called UnitedHealth Group. And we've had a whole series this year called Healthcare's Colossus that's looked at healthcare this massive company, kind of how it has its tentacles everywhere. A lot of people recognize it for United Healthcare, this insurance company. It's just, you know, everyone hates an insurance company.
UnitedHealthcare is just one part of this massive company called UnitedHealth Group. And we've had a whole series this year called Healthcare's Colossus that's looked at healthcare this massive company, kind of how it has its tentacles everywhere. A lot of people recognize it for United Healthcare, this insurance company. It's just, you know, everyone hates an insurance company.
UnitedHealthcare is just one part of this massive company called UnitedHealth Group. And we've had a whole series this year called Healthcare's Colossus that's looked at healthcare this massive company, kind of how it has its tentacles everywhere. A lot of people recognize it for United Healthcare, this insurance company. It's just, you know, everyone hates an insurance company.
But people don't recognize all the other components that it owns. It owns a ton of medical practices. It either employs or is affiliated with one out of every 10 doctors in the country. And I don't think everybody fully recognizes just how large and involved this company is outside of health insurance. It is not just a health insurance company. That's what it's most known for.
But people don't recognize all the other components that it owns. It owns a ton of medical practices. It either employs or is affiliated with one out of every 10 doctors in the country. And I don't think everybody fully recognizes just how large and involved this company is outside of health insurance. It is not just a health insurance company. That's what it's most known for.
But people don't recognize all the other components that it owns. It owns a ton of medical practices. It either employs or is affiliated with one out of every 10 doctors in the country. And I don't think everybody fully recognizes just how large and involved this company is outside of health insurance. It is not just a health insurance company. That's what it's most known for.
That's why it's often reviled. But it is everywhere else. And I think people need to recognize, especially on the medical group side, the physician side, they play a major role there.
That's why it's often reviled. But it is everywhere else. And I think people need to recognize, especially on the medical group side, the physician side, they play a major role there.
That's why it's often reviled. But it is everywhere else. And I think people need to recognize, especially on the medical group side, the physician side, they play a major role there.
Yeah, the reactions were pretty morbid, pretty grim. You know, the dancing on the death of somebody was just pretty vile. But anyone who covers healthcare knows that people are fed up with the system. This is not new. This has been going on for decades. Even when the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare came into play 15 years ago, people still hated the system. And it's just persisted since then.
Yeah, the reactions were pretty morbid, pretty grim. You know, the dancing on the death of somebody was just pretty vile. But anyone who covers healthcare knows that people are fed up with the system. This is not new. This has been going on for decades. Even when the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare came into play 15 years ago, people still hated the system. And it's just persisted since then.
Yeah, the reactions were pretty morbid, pretty grim. You know, the dancing on the death of somebody was just pretty vile. But anyone who covers healthcare knows that people are fed up with the system. This is not new. This has been going on for decades. Even when the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare came into play 15 years ago, people still hated the system. And it's just persisted since then.
So people's frustrations have been bubbling under the surface for so long. So to say you were surprised by all of the reactions, then I think maybe you had your head buried in the sand a little bit.
So people's frustrations have been bubbling under the surface for so long. So to say you were surprised by all of the reactions, then I think maybe you had your head buried in the sand a little bit.