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.

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      18 days ago

      But nothing has stopped. UHC will do the same thing tomorrow it has been doing all year.

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        18 days ago

        Maybe they will.

        Or maybe the next guy won’t be so quick to deny a cancer patients claim because he doesn’t want to be the next one ambushed.

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          18 days ago

          If the next guy doesn’t want to make money for shareholders, the next guy will be fired.

          And there are plenty of guys who are willing to risk a bullet if the money is good, including bodyguards and mercenaries.