A leaked video of UnitedHealth CEO defending denial practices sparks more online backlash
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A leaked video of UnitedHealth CEO defending denial practices sparks more online backlash

In This Story UnitedHealth Group ( UNH +2.63% ) CEO Andrew Witty defended the company’s claim denial practices in a leaked video recorded after the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth’s insurance subsidiary. The video has sparked another round of online backlash against the company regarding how it evaluates medical claims. Suggested

Brian Thompson: Have Police Identified Health Insurance CEO’s Killer?
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Brian Thompson: Have Police Identified Health Insurance CEO’s Killer?

Police divers were searching in the waters of Central Park for evidence in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday, particularly hoping to locate the gun used in the murder. The masked gunman fled into a alley and hopped on a bike after killing Thompson, then rode into Central Park. He was

Internet sleuths are trying to solve the New York CEO killing
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Internet sleuths are trying to solve the New York CEO killing

A surveillance camera is seen at the 54th Street entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York on Thursday, where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot on Wednesday. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted Shaffrey/AP The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan has set internet

UnitedHealthcare is increasing security after Brian Thompson’s killing, executive says
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UnitedHealthcare is increasing security after Brian Thompson’s killing, executive says

The CEO of UnitedHealth Group, Andrew Witty, told employees he would increase security, including “perimeter protection”, at the company’s sites following the killing of one of their colleagues, CEO of the company’s health insurance branch Brian Thompson. In comments shared with the Guardian, Witty said the company would make “permanent” changes that would make campuses

How UnitedHealthcare and other insurers use AI to deny claims
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How UnitedHealthcare and other insurers use AI to deny claims

In This Story The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare ( UNH +2.63% ) CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday has sparked public scrutiny of health insurers, especially regarding their use of AI in evaluating claims. The incident also comes as several insurance providers have been facing litigation over their coverage practices and the potential impact they have

Why Many Americans Are Celebrating the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Murder
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Why Many Americans Are Celebrating the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Murder

The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on Wednesday appears to be the first successful assassination of a national political figure in the United States in the twenty-first century. Thompson was not an elected official, of course, but he wielded more power than most of them as head of the nation’s

UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying suspect may have taken bus from Atlanta to New York
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UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying suspect may have taken bus from Atlanta to New York

Closed circuit screenshots of a person of interest in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing. Source: NYPD Police investigating Wednesday’s fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson now believe the man wanted in connection with the killing traveled to New York City on a Greyhound bus from Atlanta two weeks ago, NBC News reported Thursday night. Investigators

Internet Takes Lack of Sympathy Further, Thirsts Over Suspect in Health Insurance CEO Shooting
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Internet Takes Lack of Sympathy Further, Thirsts Over Suspect in Health Insurance CEO Shooting

Social media is swooning over the young man held as a person of interest in the murder of UnitedHealthcare exec last week Last Wednesday, social media greeted the shocking news about the evidently targeted killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan with morbid mockery, blasting the U.S. insurance industry for profiting off the

Ex-WaPo reporter doubles down on post wanting health insurance executives dead: ‘It’s natural to wish’
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Ex-WaPo reporter doubles down on post wanting health insurance executives dead: ‘It’s natural to wish’

Former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz doubled down Thursday on her shocking comments appearing to celebrate the reportedly targeted murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A chilling video released Wednesday showed Thompson being shot and killed at close range while outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan, New York. The suspect is still at large.

Social Media Unleashes Cruel Responses to UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Murder

Social Media Unleashes Cruel Responses to UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Murder

Special Reports > Features — Posts show frustrations with the U.S. health insurance industry by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today December 5, 2024 In the wake of the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, some commenters on social media posted savage replies — a signal of the disdain many hold

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