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 to employees: Mr. Whitty defended his company's practices, which he said “prevent unnecessary activity.” care. ”
“Our role is an important one, making sure that care is safe, appropriate, and available to people when they need it,” Whitty told journalist Ken Klipperstein in a leaked employee statement. said in a video message to.
“We are protecting ourselves from pressures to provide unsafe or unnecessary care that would make the whole system too complex and ultimately unsustainable,” he added.
Mr Whitty encouraged employees to “ignore” criticism of the insurance giant and claimed the overwhelming backlash “does not reflect reality”.
The witty comments sparked an alarming backlash from outraged social media users, who used threats against the chief justice.
“You're next” 1 malicious comment read as a reply.
“Next we must kill Sir Andrew Whitty.” another voice rang out.
“I'm glad the killer is still at large.” the third person rang.
Several more critics posted threatening memes, including one showing a clip of a man repeatedly firing a gun. next to the caption“Significant Noise I Want Andrew Whitty to Try.”
Another meme said:“I've made a list.”
In the same comments leaked to UnitedHealthcare employees, Mr. Whitty also called on employees not to speak to the media in light of Mr. Thompson's callous killing in broad daylight.
“You've probably seen a lot of media attention focused on this situation due to the tremendous amount of misinformation and frankly offensive communication,” Whitty told employees, adding that Thompson It denigrated the “offensive, inappropriate and disrespectful” coverage of his murder.
“People are writing things that we don't recognize at all,” he added.
“I would like to give you a little advice regarding the media,” he continued. “My strong advice and request to everyone is to not engage with the media. If approached, do not respond and refer them to our media organization as appropriate.”
Thompson, 50, was shot and killed just before 7 a.m. last Wednesday outside the Midtown Hilton Hotel, but the NYPD has yet to identify the masked assassin. Authorities have said they believe the suspect has already fled the Big Apple.
