UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addresses backlash against insurer

Healthcare Finance News December 16, 2024
Susan Morse

“We know the health system does not work as well as it should, and we understand people’s frustrations with it,” Witty says.

In an op-ed published in The New York Times on Friday, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addressed the backlash against the insurer following the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

“We know the health system does not work as well as it should, and we understand people’s frustrations with it. No one would design a system like the one we have. And no one did. It’s a patchwork built over decades. Our mission is to help make it work better,” Witty wrote under the headline “The Health Care System Is Flawed. Let’s Fix It.”

Witty said UnitedHealth...

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