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.

  • Carighan Maconar@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Who says we’re not supposed to celebrate when an asshole dies? We celebrated for Hitler and Kissinger

    I’d be more nuanced. I don’t mind him being dead, but I don’t celebrate it either, because it took out the public-display figure instead of the people (shareholders) that actually cause the practices.