Medscape December 6, 2024
Many physicians reacted with the opposite of sympathy to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson this week, reflecting pent-up frustration and anger over what they described as the health insurer’s routine denials of care for sick or dying patients.
The shocking killing in New York City sparked a wave of antipathy from doctors and patients for the nation’s largest health insurer, which Thompson had led since 2021. UnitedHealthcare, a division of the conglomerate UnitedHealth Group, insures about 50 million Americans and reported more than $281 billion in revenue in 2023. Thompson received compensation of more than $10 million in 2023.
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