CEO at UHC was killed in NYC on his way into and investors conference.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-04/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-fatally-shot-in-manhattan?embedded-checkout=true
It’s a good thing he’s dead. His own insurance claims would make him wanna die
posted by Devils AdvocateIt’s a good thing he’s dead. His own insurance claims would make him wanna die
Ah, he just would have been denied coverage. His pre-existing condition of being a CEO of a healthcare company would be a real detriment.
Reps 😂
Did you all see the video?
posted by justincredibleDid you all see the video?
No….really bad?
It’s quite obvious from the video and the police briefing that this was a disgruntled employee or someone who was denied coverage (themselves or close family member) because they laid in wait just for him.
posted by jmogIt’s quite obvious from the video and the police briefing that this was a disgruntled employee or someone who was denied coverage (themselves or close family member) because they laid in wait just for him.
How did they know he was going to be there? Someone on the inside had to have helped
posted by Ironman92No….really bad?
No, actually not gruesome or anything. But wild. You can find it on Xwitter without looking too hard.
Was this a pro “hit”?
posted by Ironman92How did they know he was going to be there? Someone on the inside had to have helped
It was an investors meeting most of those are open to any investors to go to or join in on a conference call to it’s pretty easy to find out the location of said meeting
posted by Dr Winston O'BoogieWas this a pro “hit”?
100%. Just like they took out John Dutton.
posted by Devils AdvocateIt’s a good thing he’s dead. His own insurance claims would make him wanna die
It’s a weird thing that you and many others on this shit internet like the fact that he’s dead. As if he’s the problem with healthcare. Pretty fucked up actually.
A lot of people speculating that the shooter list a loved one, for obvious reasons.
My own speculation:
I would think that if it was directly personal, the shooter would have shot the guy while facing him. That would have made it feel more personal. But to ambush and shoot would be a more impersonal thing. Just a job.
He is a left wing nutjob. The product of an elite education.
I'll be honest, I haven't dug in too deep because I don't really care, but he doesn't appear to be a leftist. Seems like a non-political techbro.
From what I read he is an anti-capitalist. Some dude who believes violence can be just for the greater good. Does not look like a guy personally wronged in anyway.
If he had no personal harm and is just some sort of anti-capitalist vigilante that is crazy.
That said, I read the AVERAGE denial rate in health insurance is 17%. Amazing. Of course, that likely includes many legit denials (such as electives, attempted fraud, and stuff that isn't actually covered).
But United was more than double that rate at 35%! And they're the largest insurer in the country.
Which seems absurd. The flip side is they only make 7-8% operating margin, which still seems about double the industry average. Now, on almost $400B in revenue, that extra 4% equates to $16B!
Anyway, among many things broken in the industry, it seems maybe our health insurance costs are too low (ignoring other issues) such that if United denied only 17% of claims they probably lose money. Insurers also really stick it to the small, independent hospitals on reimbursement, which is another grossly broken aspect of healthcare.
He did everything perfectly. Except for where he took off the mask he had on the entire fucking time he was there just so he could flirt with some chick at a hotel or something like that.
All goes to show that the fact us dudes are constantly horny really does get in the way of success. Immaculately designed plan to get in, kill a dude and get out and he got caught because he wanted to hit on a chick and that led to a reasonably good pic of him circulating around. Should have rubbed one out in the shower that morning, my man!
I'm sure the Hollywood studios are already lining up for the movie rights.
Still, it's hard to evade all the cameras everywhere no matter how well you planned. Seems he did, except like you said for the moment he took off the mask to flirt.
posted by HereticHe did everything perfectly. Except for where he took off the mask he had on the entire fucking time he was there just so he could flirt with some chick at a hotel or something like that.
All goes to show that the fact us dudes are constantly horny really does get in the way of success. Immaculately designed plan to get in, kill a dude and get out and he got caught because he wanted to hit on a chick and that led to a reasonably good pic of him circulating around. Should have rubbed one out in the shower that morning, my man!
Until she saw his ridiculously small hands. No woman wants to be handled with prepubescent sized hands 🤷♀️
