UnitedHealth Group CEO addresses Brian Thompson death, says healthcare system is 'flawed' – CNBC
Andrew Whitty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, speaks at the “Hacking America's Healthcare: How Healthcare Cyberattacks Are Changing and What's Next” presentation at the Dirk Sen Building in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2024. Testifying at a Senate Finance Committee hearing titled “Assessing Developments.'' Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call Inc. | Getty Images united health group […]
UnitedHealth Group CEO remembers Brian Thompson as ‘one of the good guys’ in memo to workers: reports
In a new memo on Wednesday, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Whitty recalled his slain colleague Brian Thompson as “one of the good guys” and said he would like to thank his patients. The company encouraged employees to “respect his life” by helping the man and his family. “Brian was one of the good guys,” Whitty […]
UnitedHealth, rival shares tumble as lawmakers push to break up drug middlemen
Shares of companies that own pharmacy benefit managers fell on Wednesday after the introduction of a bipartisan bill that would force health insurance companies and drug intermediaries to sell their pharmacy businesses. CVS Health's Caremark, Cigna's Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth Group's Optum control much of the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry in the U.S., and […]
UnitedHealth CEO says insurer will continue to prevent ‘unnecessary care’ in leaked video
UnitedHealth Group's CEO tells employees the insurance giant will continue to prevent “unnecessary medical care” in leaked internal video, as horrified trolls say “he's next” he warned. Days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shockingly executed in the middle of a Manhattan street, Andrew, CEO of the insurance company's parent company, said in a speech […]
UnitedHealth Group CEO advises employees against talking to press after Brian Thompson’s murder
A leaked internal video by UnitedHealth Group's CEO shows him telling employees within the company that there is no benefit to speaking to the media. Days after the shocking assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, in Midtown, CEO Andrew Whitty gave an internal speech. Footage of Whitty's remarks was shared by journalist Ken Krippenstein […]
$25 Million UnitedHealth CEO Whines About Public Blowback – The Daily Beast
UnitedHealth Group's CEO took to social media to call critics of the health care industry outraged by the killing of CEO Brian Thompson “virulent” and “out of touch with reality.” It's not consistent,” he said. Mr Thompson's boss, Andrew Whitty, did not make the comments public, but rather announced them in a private video for […]
UnitedHealth, insurer stocks continue to tumble after Brian Thompson’s murder
Shares of health insurance companies, including UnitedHealth Group, continued to soar Friday, two days after Brian Thompson, CEO of the company's health insurance division, was shot and killed by a gunman waiting outside a Manhattan hotel. continued to decline. Police officials said the gunman was still at large and a motive for the attack had […]
UnitedHealth Group grieving loss of CEO Bryan Thompson gunned down in manhattan
UnitedHealth Group announced Thursday that it is mourning the loss of CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot by a lone gunman in broad daylight outside a Midtown Manhattan Hilton earlier this week. The company said Mr. Thompson was a “highly respected colleague and friend to everyone he worked with.” On Thursday, the health care company […]
DOJ launched probe into UnitedHealth before CEO’s murder
UnitedHealthcare CEO Andrew Whitty sent this message to employees at the major insurance company hours after co-CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4th. Several senior UnitedHealthcare executives are under investigation by the Justice Department, but it is unclear whether CEO Brian Thompson was part of the investigation before […]
Slain UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson was facing DOJ probe for insider trading: report
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was one of several senior executives at the company targeted by the Justice Department when he was shot and killed outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday. It was. Mr. Thompson, who was killed in what police called a targeted shooting outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown, exercised his stock options on […]