The health insurance industry’s decline into chaos hit a disturbing new low when United Healthcare interrupted a breast cancer surgeon mid-operation to question a patient's right to stay overnight in the hospital. This chilling story comes from Dr. Elisabeth Potter, an Austin-based plastic surgeon, who posted a now-viral video exposing the incident. “It’s 2025, and insurance just keeps getting worse,” Dr. Potter warns in her video, summing up the grim reality for countless Americans navigating a system that prioritizes profit over patients. A Phone Call in the OR Dr. Potter describes how she was forced to leave the operating room during a complex cancer surgery to respond to United Healthcare. The company demanded immediate details about her patient—who was under…
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