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Doctor 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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NationofChange

UnitedHealthcare interrupts doctor mid-surgery to question patient’s cancer care

A Texas doctor was forced to step out of the operating room after an insurance company questioned her patient’s approved cancer treatment.

2 months ago

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Alternet

'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…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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Common Dreams

'Out of Control': Insurance Giant UnitedHealth Calls in Middle of Cancer Surgery to Question Necessity

Doctor shares shocking experience with UnitedHealthcare during surgery, highlighting flaws in for-profit health system.

2 months ago·United States

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Raw Story

'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…

2 months ago·United States

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Futurism

UnitedHealthcare Calls Doctor Mid Surgery To Ask If Her Patient’s Overnight Stay Is Necessary

Despite being the subject of a full month of scrutiny in the wake of its CEO's murder, UnitedHealthcare is, somehow, still going to extreme lengths to deny health insurance claims — and one surgeon has taken to social media to speak out about it. In a post on TikTok, Texas surgeon Elisabeth Potter was flabbergasted by a recent exchange she'd had with a UHC representative who called her when she was in the middle of a procedure to ask if the pati…

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Crooks and Liars

Surgeon Pulled Out Of Surgery To Take UHC's Denial Call

Elisabeth Potter, M.D., a board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in breast cancer patients, has had it with insurance companies.

2 months ago·United States

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The Daily Dot broke the news in United States 2 months ago on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

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Doctor says UnitedHealthcare stopped cancer surgery to ask if necessary

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UnitedHealthcare interrupts doctor mid-surgery to question patient’s cancer care

UnitedHealthcare interrupts doctor mid-surgery to question patient’s cancer care

'Out of control': UnitedHealth calls into middle of cancer surgery to question necessity

'Out of control': UnitedHealth calls into middle of cancer surgery to question necessity

'Out of Control': Insurance Giant UnitedHealth Calls in Middle of Cancer Surgery to Question Necessity

'Out of Control': Insurance Giant UnitedHealth Calls in Middle of Cancer Surgery to Question Necessity

'Out of control': Cancer surgeon claims UnitedHealthcare questioned her mid-procedure

'Out of control': Cancer surgeon claims UnitedHealthcare questioned her mid-procedure

UnitedHealthcare Calls Doctor Mid Surgery To Ask If Her Patient’s Overnight Stay Is Necessary

UnitedHealthcare Calls Doctor Mid Surgery To Ask If Her Patient’s Overnight Stay Is Necessary

Surgeon Pulled Out Of Surgery To Take UHC's Denial Call

Surgeon Pulled Out Of Surgery To Take UHC's Denial Call

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