Killing of insurance CEO exposes simmering anger at US health system – BBC.com

Getty Images Protests are underway against insurance companies accused of denying patients' claims to cover medical costs The “brazen and targeted” killing of UnitedHealthcare health insurance executive Brian Thompson outside a New York hotel this week shocked America. The reaction to the crime also exposed simmering anger against a trillion-dollar industry. “Prior permission” doesn't seem […]

The Memo: Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO uncorks anger at insurance industry

The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street is the latest moment to shine a light on the tensions shaking American life. Some users, particularly on social media, gloated about the killings, a reaction believed to be rooted in hostility toward the health insurance industry. That, in turn, led to rebukes from […]