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$25 Million UnitedHealth CEO Whines About Social Media Trashing His Industry


UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty claimed his firm guards against “unnecessary” care.

Independent journalist Ken Klippenstein initially posted a shortened clip of Witty’s comments to his Substack amid an avalanche of people attacking the health insurance industry on social platforms. The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson used a fake ID to check into a local hostel, where he allegedly got flirty with a front desk attendant, which led him to be captured on security footage. New York Police Department Some online reactions to the shooting have mocked or celebrated the executive’s slaying—in one since-removed popular Reddit thread, a user glibly satirized Thompson’s death in a faux insurance claim rejection.

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