Sen. Elizabeth Warren condemned the violence but criticized the industry for the shocking public reaction to the shooting death of former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week. justified as.
“The visceral reaction of people across the country who feel defrauded, ripped off, and threatened by the despicable conduct of their insurance companies is a strong message to everyone involved in the health care system,” Warren (D-Mass.) said in a statement. This should serve as a warning.” huffington post In an interview.
“Violence is never the answer, but it does push people to their limits.”
In a subsequent statement, the Massachusetts senator added: “Violence is never the answer, period. We should have made it clearer that murder can never be justified.”
Last Wednesday morning, a gunman shot Mr. Thompson, 50, in the back of the head outside a hotel on Sixth Avenue.
UnitedHealthcare is the largest private health insurance company in the United States.
Since then, authorities have arrested technology genius Luigi Mangione, 26, as a suspect in the assassination.
Investigators suspect Mangione harbored a grudge against the medical industry, based on the X-rays on his X account and the fact that a book about chronic back pain was listed on his reading list on his Goodreads account. Sources previously told The Post that they suspect there may be.
Astonishingly, the outcry of netizens supported Thompson's murder, devastating the US health care system. Among them was former Washington Post media reporter Taylor Lorenz, who said he took “joy” in the killing.
“This is a warning that if you push people too hard, they'll lose faith in their government's ability to make change, they'll lose faith in the ability of the people providing health care to make change, and they'll start trying to solve problems. Ultimately, they strike out on their own in a way that is a threat to everyone,” Warren added in the article.
The Massachusetts senator has long criticized the U.S. health care system and advocated for a “Medicare for All” style program.
She defended this in her unsuccessful 2020 Democratic presidential primary. Critics claimed she was paid for the show, but It was very suspicious.
Mr. Mangione has since been indicted on charges of Mr. Thompson's assassination, including second-degree murder. Shell casings near where the shooting took place reportedly had the words “Reject,” “Defend,” and “Resign” written on them.
This appears to be a reference to the 2010 book “Delays, Denials, and Defenses: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It,'' written by former Rutgers University Law School professor Jay Feynman.
Amid the populist uproar over Thompson's assassination, several Democrats denounced the affirmative response as perverted.
“The public execution of an innocent man, the father of two children, is indefensible and not 'inevitable.' Tolerating and supporting this is more important than a health insurance situation. It speaks volumes about yourself,” said Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania). I wrote to X In response to a New York magazine headline.
“The cold-blooded murder of the CEO of United Healthcare is neither cause for celebration nor an opportunity to vent. It is an act of barbarism and should never be tolerated. A civilization that celebrates cold-blooded murder is sowing the seeds of its own destruction,” said Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-New York). I wrote it to X.
