He’s a CS student, surely he could learn some hacking skills and access some internal communications that exposes illegal activity, no? That takes longer, but is probably more effective at actually sparking change than murder.
It would be swept under the rug, maybe get prosecuted and fined for q token amount.
There are three ways just off the top of my head that this improves the situation.
It puts fear into the people murdering the masses through policy, other CEOs might think twice now.
It makes people think and talk about this, and put the topic of healthcare CEOs being murderers into the public discourse.
It showcases that public support, actually bipartisan public support exists for positive change, it’s just not on the ballot. Some smart politician might figure out how to ride that wave into office.
Will they though? Mangione is behind bars, the media has largely sided with the CEO, and other insurance CEOs are probably getting police protection. The net result is probably more spending on personal protection, video security, etc.
None of this is surprising, and AFAICT, nothing has changed. And I don’t expect anything to change. He’d do far more good working for an insurance company and whistleblowing, hacking in from outside and exposing them, or any other number of things.
Are those benefits you mentioned worth throwing your life away for? I personally don’t think so, at least not while alternatives exist.
It made another insurance company walk back terms that were going to set a limit on the amount of time surgeries could take or they wouldn’t cover them. The company announced it the morning after and walked it back that afternoon.
I’m not sure it justifies things, or the cost this change came at, but it is prettt direct evidence of an insurance company thinking twice
Maybe in the short term, but they’ll likely try something similar soon. The problem isn’t the policy (which is bad), the problem is the timing. Once Mangione isn’t in the spotlight, they’ll probably try again.
It would be swept under the rug, maybe get prosecuted and fined for q token amount.
There are three ways just off the top of my head that this improves the situation.
It puts fear into the people murdering the masses through policy, other CEOs might think twice now.
It makes people think and talk about this, and put the topic of healthcare CEOs being murderers into the public discourse.
It showcases that public support, actually bipartisan public support exists for positive change, it’s just not on the ballot. Some smart politician might figure out how to ride that wave into office.
Will they though? Mangione is behind bars, the media has largely sided with the CEO, and other insurance CEOs are probably getting police protection. The net result is probably more spending on personal protection, video security, etc.
None of this is surprising, and AFAICT, nothing has changed. And I don’t expect anything to change. He’d do far more good working for an insurance company and whistleblowing, hacking in from outside and exposing them, or any other number of things.
Are those benefits you mentioned worth throwing your life away for? I personally don’t think so, at least not while alternatives exist.
It made another insurance company walk back terms that were going to set a limit on the amount of time surgeries could take or they wouldn’t cover them. The company announced it the morning after and walked it back that afternoon.
I’m not sure it justifies things, or the cost this change came at, but it is prettt direct evidence of an insurance company thinking twice
Maybe in the short term, but they’ll likely try something similar soon. The problem isn’t the policy (which is bad), the problem is the timing. Once Mangione isn’t in the spotlight, they’ll probably try again.
I know “it will still happen later”, but the fact that it didn’t happen right now has already saved lives.