Healthcare Finance News December 31, 2024
Susan Morse

Foremost has been the UnitedHealth Group CEO’s defense of MA and “misleading” articles published in the WSJ.

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty has been playing defense over the backlash of consumer complaints against the health insurance industry and most recently, around The Wall Street Journal’s reporting on Medicare Advantage plans.

Since the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson on December 4, social media posts about claim denials and prior authorizations that have delayed surgery appear to support the manifesto found on alleged killer Luigi Mangione, 26, against corporate America and its profits. Mangione is charged with first degree murder of Thompson, who headed the country’s largest health insurer.

While not specifically mentioning Thompson or UnitedHealthcare, Mangione’s entry in his...

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