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UnitedHealthcare is suing The Guardian because of a story they didn't like. The newspaper is pushing back, emphasizing that it will defend its reporting. (edition.cnn.com)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/health@lemmy.world
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/21/unitedhealth-nursing-homes-payments-hospital-transfers

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[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 69 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That's the company with the lead poisoning issue right?

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nailed it.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 18 points 4 months ago (2 children)

No, I think he was shot.

[–] Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Lead poisoning is a common euphemism for death by bullet, on account of bullets commonly being made of lead.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'll give you some more minutes to think about the joke before I'll explain it.

[–] Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

yep, I just got whooshed

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 6 points 4 months ago

Can happen 💖

[–] Mutelogic@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

Either way a hammer was involved.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

"Lead Medicine" in a way.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 35 points 4 months ago

Deny
Defend
Depose

[–] hogmomma@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I proudly pay for a digital subscription to The Guardian.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I've heard people give them shit, but all the articles I remember of theirs were pretty decent.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah they used to be a period of time about 25 - 30 years ago when they didn't exactly proofread their articles, and occasionally spelt their own name incorrectly. Hence the ongoing discworld gag.

But these days they're not too bad. They are certainly less of a rag than anything owned by Murdoch, which admittedly is not a particularly high bar, but that's their main competition.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Discworld gag? I'm American, what did I miss?

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm guessing they've never heard of the Streisand Effect. I missed the story about how they secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospitalizations for vulnerable patients.

Thanks United Healthcare lawyers! I wouldn't have known that otherwise!

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think everyone already knows about UnitedHealth, and most are in support of capital punishment for their entire C-Staff

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 4 months ago

Sounds like the people in charge at UnitedHealthcare need another visit.

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago

UnitedHealthcare can UnitedGoFuckItself!

[–] r0ertel@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

What if this is not to sue The Guardian but as a way to disclose their sources so that they can uncover the sources of the leaks?