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UnitedHealth Group CEO addresses Brian Thompson death, says healthcare system is ‘flawed’
Andrew Witty, CEO, UnitedHealth Group, testifies during the Senate Finance Committee hearing titled “Hacking America’s Health Care: Assessing the Change Healthcare Cyber Attack and What’s Next,” in Dirksen building on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty on Friday mourned the death of Brian […]
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione’s notebook called ‘wack’ of CEO ‘targeted, precise’
A notebook found with Luigi Mangione contains a description of killing a CEO that matches details of his alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO in New York last week, NBC News reported Wednesday. “What do you do?” a section of the notebook says. “You wack the CEO at the annual parasitic bean-counter convention,” the notebook says. […]
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Health care stocks fall as lawmakers, patients push for changes to their business models
UnitedHealth Group signage is displayed on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of major health-care companies fell as much as 5% on Wednesday as investors feared pressure from lawmakers and patients could force changes to their business models. The declining stocks include […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Broadcom, GE Vernova, Stitch Fix, GameStop and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Broadcom — Shares added 5% following a report from The Information that the semiconductor manufacturer was assisting Apple in creating an artificial intelligence chip. Shares of Apple traded less than 1% higher. C3.ai — The enterprise artificial intelligence software company shed 7.2% following a downgrade to […]
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Insurance stocks have fallen since UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
A banner hanging from on overpass along the southbound lane of I-83 that says, “Deny Defend Depose Health Care 4 All.” Lloyd Fox | Baltimore Sun | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Major insurance stocks have fallen more than 6% since their closing prices last Tuesday, the day before the deadly shooting of Brian […]
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Luigi Mangione rages about ‘insult to the American people’ before UnitedHealthcare murder extradition hearing
Luigi Mangione is led into the Blair County Courthouse for an extradition hearing December 10, 2024 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen | Getty Images An agitated Luigi Mangione yelled at reporters outside a Pennsylvania courthouse before a hearing on his possible extradition to New York to face a murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare […]
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Luigi Mangione wrote ‘these parasites had it coming’ in note found with UnitedHealthcare murder suspect
Luigi Mangione seen in a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, P.A. on Dec. 9th, 2024. Source: Altoona Police Department Luigi Mangione had a handwritten note that said, “These parasites had it coming,” when he was nabbed in Pennsylvania by police who recognized him as the suspect wanted for killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, NBC News reported Tuesday. Mangione, […]
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Brian Thompson killing: Man questioned in Pennsylvania in UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying
Police in Pennsylvania are questioning a man on Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, NBC News reported. The man was found with a gun that is similar to the one used to kill the 50-year-old Thompson by a masked gunman last Wednesday in New York City, according to NBC. […]
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UnitedHealthcare CEO killing spurs Centene to hold virtual meeting and insurers to pull exec photos
Igor Golovnov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson led Centene, another big health insurer, to switch to a virtual investor day instead of a planned in-person event in New York. Thompson’s slaying also has spurred some major health companies, including UnitedHealthcare’s parent company, to remove […]
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Executives seek more protection after killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Thompson, says risk management firm Kroll
Chief executives and other high-level corporate officers are seeking additional security protection after the brazen slaying of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive officer in New York, according to a top risk management firm. “We had CEOs and other executive level and board members reaching out to us all throughout yesterday and today to increase their own executive […]
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