UnitedHealth CEO shot
Yeah, this guy was a piece of work
https://apnews.com/article/united-h...ian-thompson-8a130e64bcab749d1a085f5a34ab8254
Thompson also drew attention in 2021 when the insurer, like its competitors, was widely criticized for a plan to start denying payment for what it deemed non-critical visits to hospital emergency rooms.
“Patients are not medical experts and should not be expected to self-diagnose during what they believe is a medical emergency,” the chief executive of the American Hospital Association wrote in an open letter addressed to Thompson. “Threatening patients with a financial penalty for making the wrong decision could have a chilling effect on seeking emergency care.”
United Healthcare responded by delaying rollout of the change.