In his manifesto, Luigi Mangione cited left-handed documentary filmmaker Michael Moore and former New York Times reporter Elizabeth Rosenthal as examples of people who have “shined a light on corruption and greed” in the medical industry. It seems like I did.
Mangione slammed the enormous power and “abuse” of American health care companies that were blamed for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but said he was “the best person to make the full argument.” “I'm not pretending to be a real person.”
He writes, “Although many have shed light on corruption and greed decades ago (e.g. Rosenthal, Moore), the problem remains.”
Investigators believe the suspect in the UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder cited Moore and Rosenthal in his manifesto, officials said.
Moore's 2007 film “Sicko” attacked the American health insurance industry and contrasted it with that of other Western countries.
Rosenthal is the author of the 2017 New York Times bestseller “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back.”
This book explores the complex and profit-driven world of American healthcare. The book argues that the industry confuses and angers Americans, often paying more for less care.
The book's description on Amazon reads, “'America's Disease' is the first line of defense against a health care system that no longer focuses on our well-being.”
