WALDMAN: That's correct. Yes. We reached out to United and Optum over a month ago, and we requested an on-the-record interview about their coverage of behavioral health care. They declined.

While revenue is up, profit was just $3.4 billion in the quarter, while Optum was $6.6 billion below earnings expectations.

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Today, roughly 1 in 36 children have been diagnosed, and that means more people have been using health insurance to cover treatments. But recently, insurance companies have been denying this care.

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And if one is denied health care by an insurance company, this is an injustice and morally wrong. The solution to this alleged injustice requires some kind of punishment.