“The fatal shooting on Wednesday of a top UnitedHealthcare executive, Brian Thompson, on a Manhattan sidewalk has unleashed a torrent of morbid glee from patients and others who say they have had negative experiences with health insurance companies at some of the hardest times of their lives,” the New York Times reports. “It is unclear what motivated the incident or whether it was tied to Mr. Thompson’s work in the insurance industry. The police…

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Torrent of Hate for Health Insurance Industry After Killing

The brazen murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare sparked a shocking backlash against insurers and their practices, raising questions about propriety while increasing pressure on the Trump administration and Congress to overhaul the industry.

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Shocking response to UnitedHealth murder spotlights Americans' outrage at insurance system

In New York, an unknown assailant shoots the head of the largest US health insurer. The perpetrator is on the run. Many people on social media are celebrating the act and venting their anger at the industry.

In New York erschießt ein Unbekannter den Chef des größten US-Krankenversicherers. Der Täter ist auf der Flucht. In den sozialen Medien bejubeln viele die Tat und machen ihrer Wut auf die Branche Luft.

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Posts celebrating the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO on Wednesday have alarmed many observers.

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The CEO of a major health insurer being shot dead on the street is met with not only sympathy but also bitter ridicule in the United States. Health insurers are not popular there.

Dat de ceo van een grote ziekteverzekeraar op straat wordt dood­geschoten, wordt in de Verenigde Staten niet alleen op medeleven onthaald, maar ook op bittere spot. Ziekteverzekeraars zijn er niet populair.

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The killing of a top executive in the United States has set off an avalanche of hatred against insurance companies. On Wednesday morning, 50-year-old Brian Thompson went to work. This day the trip went to an investor conference at a Hilton hotel in New

Drab på topchef i USA har sat gang i lavine af had mod forsikringsselskaberOnsdag morgen gik 50-årige Brian Thompson på arbejde. Denne dag gik turen til en investorkonference på et Hilton-hotel in New

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The killing of a top executive in the US has set off an avalanche of hatred against insurance companies

WASHINGTON — The brazen shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has prompted an outpouring of dark online humor from health insurance industry haters.   
Many commenters online have responded to the news of his death with variations of the phrase “thoughts and prayers are out of network,” a reference to the language insurers often use when refusing to reimburse patients for their health care costs.  
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Tens of thousands of people have expressed support on social media for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, or sympathized with it, in what at least one researcher is calling a worrying sign of radicalization among segments of the U.S. population. “And people wonder why we want these executives dead,” wrote Taylor Lorenz, a former New York Times and Washington Post journa…

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The brazen murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare triggered a stunning reaction versus insurance companies and their practices, raising concerns about propriety while increasing pressure on the Trump administration and Congress to upgrade the market.  Source:  The Washington Times. The post Shocking response to UnitedHealth murder spotlights Americans' outrage at insurance system appeared first on The New York Ledger.

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