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News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

UnitedHealth overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1k%

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UnitedHealth overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1k%

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News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%

The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/191612

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K = kilo, which stands for 1000. It’s extremely standard. Saying it’s stupid is like saying $ or π or & or # or % is stupid.
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  1k is a common way to shorten 1,000. And 1,000% is an acceptable way to say 10x. But 1k% is definitely a stupid abbreviation that nobody uses.
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  Non standard. That is all.

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