In the wake of the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, several major health insurance companies have removed web pages featuring their executive teams. In addition to rooting for the assassination, users of the left-wing echo chamber Bluesky, including journalist Taylor Lorenz, most often post names and photos of other prominent health insurance executives in the form of hit lists. .
404 Media report Several major U.S. health insurance companies have announced that they have removed or restricted access to pages on their websites that list top executives. The move comes on the heels of the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday morning.
Companies that have taken their leadership pages offline include United Healthcare, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Caresource, Medica, and Elevance Health. United Healthcare's “About Us” page, which featured Thompson and the rest of the management team prominently, now redirects visitors to the company's home page. Similarly, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield's leadership page used to display the names and photos of 25 executives, including President and CEO Kim Keck; The general “About Us” section has been changed.
The nonprofit health insurance group followed suit, with CareSource removing the individual profile pages of all of its executives, including president and CEO Erhard Preithauer and several executive vice presidents. Medica has also removed the executive and Foundation executive staff pages, which are now returning error messages indicating the pages no longer exist.
Elevance Health, another major player in the industry, replaced its leadership page with an apology message that read, “Sorry, that page is no longer here.” The page was archived until just last week, before Thompson was killed.
Mr. Thompson, 57, was shot by an unknown assailant just before he was scheduled to speak at a United Healthcare investor conference. Surveillance camera footage shows the suspect using a silenced weapon and fleeing the scene on foot. Investigators said the bullets used in the attack were engraved with the phrases “reject,” “defense,” and “abandon.” These words are thought to refer to the “three Ds of insurance” (3Ds of insurance). Insurance companies limit payments.
The motive behind this shocking assassination remains unclear, but it shocked the health insurance industry. The day before the shooting, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield announced a controversial plan to start billing patients for anesthesia for procedures that exceed the estimated duration; The policy was rescinded in light of the tragedy.
While some large insurance companies, including Kaiser Permanente, Humana and Aetna, maintain access to their executive pages, the widespread removal of this information by other companies comes after Thompson's murder prompted executives to It highlights a growing sense of insecurity and vulnerability among the population.
Breitbart News recently reported that former washington post Reporter and current Vox Media podcaster Taylor Lorenz publicly celebrated Thompson's death on social media. Breitbart News reporter John Nolte reported:
In the humorless left-wing echo chamber is Xwitter clone Bluesky, a disgraced ex. washington post Reporter and current Vox Media podcaster Taylor Lorenz has publicly celebrated the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
In an attack that hinted at a targeted assassination, the 50-year-old CEO was shot to death early Wednesday morning outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan by a masked gunman who remains at large.
Lorenz, a middle-aged woman who often cries when she's being harassed online, immediately jumped for joy at the news digitally using her Bluesky account. To make matters worse, she set targets on the backs of other healthcare company executives and CEOs.
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Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering free speech and online censorship issues.
