Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said on Sunday that he’s “not surprised” by the flood of online vitriol following the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in what police describe as an apparent premeditated attack.



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Khanna ‘not surprised’ by online vitriol after health insurance CEO murder

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said on Sunday that he’s “not surprised” by the flood of online vitriol following the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in what police describe as an apparent premeditated attack. “Well, first of all, let me just say, it was horrific. I mean, this is a father we’re talking about of…

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The shooting death of the CEO of health insurance giant United Healthcare in New York stirs up strong emotions in the United States. In social media, disgust is aired towards the power, pricing and bureaucracy of the insurance giants.

Dödsskjutningen av sjukförsäkringsjätten United Healthcares vd i New York river upp starka känslor i USA. I sociala medier luftas avsky gentemot försäkringsjättarnas makt, prissättning och byråkrati.

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After the CEO assassination: Rage against insurance companies

The biggest health insurance companies in the United States are all seeing a noticeable drop in their stock prices in the aftermath of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's assassination.NBC News reported that UnitedHealth Group (the parent company of UnitedHealthcare), Cigna and CVS Health were all down by at least 6% on Tuesday. Other healthcare-related stocks that experienced a decline in value this week include Humana, Centene and Elevance H…

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Top health insurance stocks plunge following 'increase in public vitriol' toward industry

Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) called the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson “horrific” while admitting that he was “not surprised” by the outrage it sparked over the inequities in the privatized healthcare industry. Thompson was gunned down Wednesday morning in a shocking attack that has sparked an intense and ongoing manhunt for his unidentified killer. In the aftermath of the murder, however, there has been a striking wave of publ…

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Dem Congressman ‘Not Surprised’ By ‘Outpouring’ of Health Care Critics Following CEO Assassination

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Growing rage against insurance companies after CEO murder

The offices of major Minnesota-based health insurance companies Medica and UCare remain closed to the public Tuesday after the shooting death of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in New York City last week.

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After CEO slaying, vitriol toward health care insurers goes viral. Is it unprecedented?

In the early morning of December 4, a man with a pistol assassinated Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest corporations in the world which was holding a meeting for investors in New York City. Police found shell casings marked with the words “depose,” “delay,” and “deny,” words often used by the health insurance industry when rejecting patients' claims. The shooter left a backpack in Central Park, found by the police, con…

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Assassination of Insurance Executive Brings Little Sympathy but Much Criticism of Health Insurance Companies - International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

Khanna ‘not surprised’ by online vitriol after health insurance CEO murder

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