Summary

Reddit’s r/medicine moderators deleted a thread where doctors and users harshly criticized murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Comments, including satirical rejections of insurance claims for gunshot wounds, targeted UHC’s reputation for denying care to boost profits.

Despite the removal, similar discussions continue, with medical professionals condemning UHC’s business practices under Thompson’s leadership, which a Senate report recently criticized for denying post-acute care.

Thompson, shot in what appears to be a targeted attack, led a company notorious for its high claim denial rates, fueling ongoing debates about corporate ethics in healthcare.

  • futatorius@lemm.ee
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    6 days ago

    No one that has clean hands takes that position…

    The same could be said of every billionaire.

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        6 days ago

        To put a number to it: Worth $43 million. Also stock options that were worth over $21 million.

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          6 days ago

          Also, how much will people sell their soul and human decency for?

          If you’re worth $60 mil, you may want to consider personal protection and body guards, especially if you’ve sold your human decency making people hate you.