The recent news about healthcare insurance companies rushing to scrub their leadership pages from their websites would be almost comical if it weren’t so tragically emblematic of corporate America’s approach to problem-solving. Rather than addressing the underlying issues that led to this violent incident, they’re attempting to hide behind digital walls.

Working in tech, I’ve seen countless examples of security theater - implementing superficial measures that create an illusion of security without addressing core problems. Removing executive profiles from websites while their names remain readily available through SEC filings, LinkedIn profiles, and countless other public sources is exactly that - a performative gesture that solves nothing.

Reading about Healthscope’s new hospital facility fee this morning made my blood boil. The announcement of an additional $100 charge for overnight patients and $50 for day patients feels like another brick in the increasingly unstable wall of private healthcare.

Sitting in my home office, sipping my morning coffee from my favourite Carlton café, I pondered the state of our healthcare system. The latest fee announcement from Healthscope particularly stings because it comes barely a year into their multi-year contracts with insurers like Bupa. It’s worth noting that behind this decision stands Brookfield, a Canadian investment giant that now owns Healthscope.