Intercept Discovers Healthcare Greed, Not Corporate Lobbying
Focusing on 'Luigi, a Year Later', The Intercept applauds efforts to build a movement against 'parasitic health insurance giants.' While commendable, this framing sidesteps the most virulent strain of the parasite: Congressional campaigns. Forgetting that UnitedHealth Group alone spent $4.5 million lobbying in 2023 ( OpenSecrets.org ), and its executives contribute heavily to political campaigns
across the aisle. This isn't just about 'giants'; it's about the politicians they keep on their payroll, ensuring regulatory capture and preventing any real movement toward universal healthcare. Perhaps 'The Intercept' should start following the money, not just the outrage, if they truly want to dismantle the system. One might wonder if the 'movement' is truly against the 'giants' or just a
convenient distraction from the lawmakers who vote against single-payer. It appears easier to criticize nebulous 'corporations' than the specific, named beneficiaries of corporate largesse in Washington. After all, naming names and exposing specific donation figures and correlating votes tends to be more... incisive.