News reports about the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson have quickly detoured into discussion about how much Americans hate their health insurance carriers. Here is some of the invective aimed at UnitedHealthcare:. "Guys like Brian Thompson are parasites and criminals."
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Another wave of criticism rose against Minnetonka- based UnitedHealthcare, the nation's largest health insurer, and the broader insurance industry following the arrest on Monday of Luigi Mangione. The 26- year-old scion of a wealthy Maryland family was charged with murder for shooting Thompson last Wednesday outside a hotel in New York, where the executive…
Another wave of criticism rose against Minnetonka- based UnitedHealthcare, the nation's largest health insurer, and the broader insurance industry following the arrest on Monday of Luigi Mangione. The 26- year-old scion of a wealthy Maryland family was charged with murder for shooting Thompson last Wednesday outside a hotel in New York, where the executive…
A woman in Florida was arrested and charged this week for“ threatening to conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism” after she ended a call to her insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield with the words“ delay, deny, depose.” Those three words were found written on bullet casings at the scene of Brian Thompson’ s shooting.“ Delay, deny and defend” are known as the“ 3 Ds” of…
The man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson did not have coverage from the Minnetonka- based health insurer, a company spokesperson confirmed late Thursday, contrary to speculation that he may have been a disgruntled patient. The disclosure was first made by New York police and confirmed later by the company, whose spokesperson noted…
Even as UnitedHealth Group workers have been wrongly made to feel unsafe by a barrage of threats and vitriol over the past nine days, CEO Andrew Witty said in a New York Times op-ed Friday that insurers must do better in being transparent with patients when coverage for care is denied. UnitedHealth Group confirmed Thursday night that shooting suspect Luigi…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’ t defending last week’ s targeted execution of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, but believes companies like his act in a way that many people might see as life-threatening. Blasting the nation’ s health care system, Ocasio-Cortez said she had no health insurance until joining Congress in 2019. Police in Pennsylvania…
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*Luigi Mangione is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. This story originally appeared on NPR. The fury over the state of U.S. health care isn't going away.
DURHAM, N.C.— Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state's largest not-for-profit health insurer, and Novant Health, one of the largest nonprofit hospital systems in North Carolina and the Southeast, have signed a new, multi-year network agreement. The three-year agreement will enable Blue Cross NC and Novant Health to continue collaboration to…
Another wave of criticism rose against Minnetonka- based UnitedHealthcare, the nation's largest health insurer, and the broader insurance industry following the arrest on Monday of Luigi Mangione. The 26- year-old scion of a wealthy Maryland family was charged with murder for shooting Thompson last Wednesday outside a hotel in New York, where the executive…
Health insurance is a crucial component of employee compensation, typically representing the largest benefit expense for companies outside of wages. As healthcare costs continue to rise in the United States, access to competitive health insurance is vital for employees, who rely on these benefits to mitigate the growing costs of care.
WASHINGTON— House Democrats will face a tough vote this week on the final compromise annual defense bill that includes pay raises for troops but also bans coverage for U.S. service members' children who seek transgender care. All Democrats present Tuesday opposed a procedural vote, 211-207, to advance the historically bipartisan legislation, but will need to…
The U.S. health care system leaves much to be desired. As the public reaction to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has made clear, however, many Americans are perhaps most unhappy with their health insurers. Yet, given the recent tragic events, as a health policy scholar, I think it would be prudent to take a step back and reflect on the broader health…
The shocking murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson opened the floodgates of people sharing their stories of how health insurance companies’ denials have devastated their lives. One of the most outrageous denials I’ ve ever heard came from a woman who reached out to me in 2021 after she had an above-the-knee amputation. Prior to the surgery, she had…
The semiannual statewide poll found registered voters in Tennessee voiced overwhelming support for Medicaid expansion, including 55 percent of MAGA Republicans, with those polled believing that health insurers and pharmaceutical companies are largely responsible for high health care costs. Three-quarters of non-MAGA Republicans view the state as on…
Inasmuch as the most popular reaction to the cold-blooded murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been to hail the shooter as a hero, I gather that Americans really hate health insurance companies. Apparently, Obamacare isn't all it was cracked up to be. Valedictorian McDonald's boy's rage is justified but wildly misses the target because…
With Donald Trump's return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is back on the chopping block. More than 3 million adults in nine states would be at immediate risk of losing their health coverage if the GOP reduces the extra federal Medicaid funding that's enabled states to…
Inasmuch as the most popular reaction to the cold-blooded murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been to hail the shooter as a hero, I gather that Americans really hate health insurance companies. Apparently, Obamacare isn't all it was cracked up to be. Valedictorian McDonald's boy's rage is justified but wildly misses the target because…
Health insurance is a crucial component of employee compensation, typically representing the largest benefit expense for companies outside of wages. As healthcare costs continue to rise in the United States, access to competitive health insurance is vital for employees, who rely on these benefits to mitigate the growing costs of care.
