Healthcare DIVE December 5, 2024
Brian Thompson’s death on Wednesday set off a flood of darkly celebratory social media posts offset by solemn remembrances from his peers and other healthcare leaders.
A broad range of leaders in the healthcare industry expressed shock and sadness following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on Wednesday.
Yet the sympathy voiced by Thompson’s peers was difficult to find among others. Many people on social media sites such as X published posts ranging in nature from unfeeling to outright vicious, suggesting hostility for health insurance companies and the executives who run them.
Thompson, 50, was killed yesterday morning in what New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch described as a “brazen, targeted attack.” The executive was...
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