Gunman on the loose after fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO outside Manhattan hotel

[@beckettman42]

You make a lot of enemies denying healthcare to people.

[@DonKeeCock-gm9yd]

It's like when a woman wears revealing clothing and gets assaulted by a man.

[@yanceyh.1850]

They sure do.

[@caulkblocker]

There have been some major changes of ownership of hospitals, etc. in the past few years.

[@KtotheL]

exactly... they wont approve my wheelchair for the last 4 yrs so ALL i can do is sit on my futon ( where i sleep and watch tv ) they dont GAF... but no less useless then any of the rest of them. humana was the same S. wont even send someone to repair my original chair that ive had for 7 years... hint: dont get run over by a truck in the crosswalk you WILL be Fk'd.

[@RaulTorres2000]

Most of those decisions are made by the companies you work for and the states you live in, that limit the healthcare they are willing to pay for. But uneducated people blame the company whose job is to distribute and not mandate what healthcare coverage you get!

[@clayc8115]

Sounds like they denied someone's treatment, they died, a family member wanted revenge and blamed the CEO

[@DonKeeCock-gm9yd]

Or he was a random victim of "cultural diversity". New York is over run with the usual suspects.

[@Find-Your-Bliss-]

It’s disgusting when we see their level of indifference and then realize their earnings- Who suffers, and why don’t they provide for the people who depend on them for life-saving healthcare? Greed.

[@ChaosOrZen]

That's a lot of reading into a distressing situation.

[@Babygirlly555]

​@ChaosOrZen Which sounds very plausible.

[@ronkistner2672]

right on

[@RamiroEloy1997]

The richest country in the world with some of the worst healthcare, yeah this is bound to happen.

[@ThisIsTheMajor]

How dumb you must be. Richest country in the world has the best healthcare in the world. It has the worst health insurance industry that controls it though.

[@KingMapleSeed]

The healthcare itself is top notch, the healthcare system however is garbage

[@Bklyn112]

APB out for John Q!

[@hallowedbethygame2840]

@@KingMapleSeed really? Because we have worse healthcare outcomes compared to pretty much every other western country

[@arneliashort4647]

We actually have the best doctors and healthcare in the world. We have poor healthcare insurance.

[@eochtroph9156]

If you die from a preventable disease because your insurance was denied, that’s a murder too

[@sksbc3895]

It sure as hell is.

[@BaronVonSchneider]

That's Osambo Care

[@eochtroph9156]

@@BaronVonSchneider take your schizo meds

[@manteid]

the 99% fights back.

[@MAGASupremacy-i4p]

Now they company will replace Thompson and hire 14/7 security for him. Passing the cost on to you and me in the form of higher rates. I fail to see this as a "win"

[@manteid]

@@MAGASupremacy-i4p corporations charging you more for more record profits? duh. wake up, they don't give a f about you. you are corporate boot licker. you work for your oppressors. moron

[@guysimpson8300]

​​@@MAGASupremacy-i4p what are you a billionaire? Who in their right mind believes that they could afford such luxury?

[@RaulTorres2000]

99% fights back??? by voting for a billionaire and his buddies who make 10 times what this CEO ever made..You guys are idiots! The same people YOU voted for control the costs you have in healthcare. The state , federal and companies are the ones that mandate what they will pay for and tell the healthcare companies what to cover...its like blaming the grocery store for the rising cost of your milk or taxes you pay for that food. Lack of education is very apparent here in these comments. No wonder Trump likes dumb americans!

[@bobby-ov9qn]

@manteid By assassinating people, right Lefty?

[@c.rutherford]

Was this someone ruined and driven mad by the U.S. Healthcare system?

[@billcullen8380]

Yep yep.

[@paulcooverjr.6947]

That narrows it down to everyone in America except illegal immigrants.

[@JimSchmidt-h7i]

Yes. all of us poor people are preyed on by these people.

[@Steven-v7y]

I've had United Healthcare for several years, and I've been hospitalized with serious health issues numerous times over the last couple of years. I always have a private room with wonderful views of Lake Huron. Awesome menu to select my meals, incredibly professional medical staff. I always give my health care a 5 star rating. I've never had to pay a single penny in copay. I've never understood why people complain about the healthcare industry in America. Throughout my 70 years of life, I've always had great health care. And I'm certainly not wealthy!

[@rettro6578]

@@Steven-v7yAre you insane? Millions of Americans don’t have your experience.

[@searwr7835]

Stop treating people like numbers.

[@DonKeeCock-gm9yd]

You make no sense.

[@bencintron2368]

It makes no sense to you

[@SumTingWong888]

@@DonKeeCock-gm9ydIt doesn't make sense to you because you are on Medicaid.

[@raulmoya8631]

Unfortunately, when they got to the hospital, they couldn’t help him as he didn’t have pre-authorization

[@Hashdollars]

You make jokes about dead people?

[@yeah_right88]

😂

[@TheHauntedKiwi]

​@@HashdollarsOK woke scold

[@mreshadow]

​@@Hashdollarsit's not about the dead person, its about the system he ran

[@lavendula6759]

😂

[@WCH5666]

Those companies ruin people’s lives and the person most likely had nothing to lose, sad stuff

[@matthewlupton1539]

Or it was an inside job and nobody will ever be caught

[@michaelciccone2194]

USA SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT has much compliance in these debacles

[@paulweeldreyer7457]

He may have thought he had nothing to lose, but he's going to find out that prison is way worse.

[@mauricioordonez9971]

@@paulweeldreyer7457prison has free healthcare

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

@@paulweeldreyer7457 What does prison matter if you've lost a spouse, a child, a loved one of any kind because an INSURANCE company decided a medical procedure wasn't necessary? I'm not saying that's the case here, that's a hypothetical. But saying prison is going to be worse? I can't imagine that's ever going to be the case.

[@ryandegrave8978]

We're all thinking the same thing. It doesn't even need to be said.

[@DonKeeCock-gm9yd]

Yes - when a woman wears revealing clothing and get "R"ed - she was asking for it.

[@rogerthornton4068]

True

[@DaytonaRoadster]

yep

[@SuperAngelic5]

True that

[@RoyFr]

Exactly 💯

[@IndigoUchiha26]

This is the definition of a hit. This sounded personal

[@anonymous-m9p-c9f]

Considering how many people this CEO is responsible for killing by denying coverage, there's no way it isn't.

[@thetruepatriot7733]

United HC sucks... thousands of Americans have been denied lifesaving care, and thousands of Americans have personal motivation to unalive him

[@Hashdollars]

No shit Sherlock

[@todddillon613]

@TheWorldTurntie I would imagine that gathering corroborating stories to support identification of the shooter .. is going to be a difficult task! Those same millions ... might not have a sympathetic bone in their bodies to aid in providing info or assistance to "authorities"!! Ol' Boy could very well have just received "instant hero" status .. by eliminating what he perceived as the core of the Health Care denial process!. Sort of a Urban Lore mixed with a "Robin Hood" syndrome of support!! 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️ "dunno Bub, didnt see nuthin"?

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

Considering our HQ is in Minneapolis and he was just flying out to NYC for a meeting, yes someone clearly knew his itinerary, granted this info isn’t exactly secret. As an employee, we all more or less knew about this meeting because it’s told in the newsletter emails we always get each week. I’ve seen a lot of comments say it was probably someone who had their claims denied, but I think more probable it’s a former disgruntled employee. We’ve been having a lot of layoffs over the years despite the company claiming we are growing. Optum is basically dead at this point cause they ran it into the ground. But lately the layoffs have hit UHC as a whole, with the most recent one the other month and it was big. When the rounds of layoffs started, Idk anyone who felt 100% confident they would still have a job come November, that’s how company-wide they were

[@Tommiejeffs]

Maybe stop rejecting legitimate insurance claims when people have faithfully paid their premiums. 🤷‍♂️

[@3l3llala13]

Stop trying to justify the murderer’s action.

[@Haddley333]

@@3l3llala13 which one is the murderer?

[@ryanthompson1981]

​@@3l3llala13 no, shut up.

[@dper727]

@@3l3llala13why? that seems like a pretty valid reason

[@goner4150]

@@3l3llala13the murderer has the support of the majority of Americans in case you didnt notice

[@heressomestuffifound]

And how many deaths is the CEO responsible for I wonder? How many dying and suffering people did he profit off of? Very hard to have any sympathy here.

[@rogerthornton4068]

Exactly

[@paulweeldreyer7457]

So you think it's ok to kill people?

[@grinchoi1]

The people dying and suffering are the ones that the insurance companies don't want..

[@benpreston3809]

If you were fair, maybe you'd consider how many people are covered by UHC, and how many millions of lives they have paid to save. Maybe you'd consider that UHC actually loses money on their medical business. Maybe you'd consider that this man did not cause the issues with our health system, nor could he have changed them. Maybe you'd consider that voters have blocked efforts to fix the healthcare system many times. Maybe you'd consider that a world in which we attempt to solve our problems by symbolically shooting a visible leader is not one we should want to live in.

[@popejaimie]

​​@@benpreston3809they did that while lobbying against single payer which would have saved all the same lives UHC saved as well as all the ones they refused to save. Idk why you think they have no power in the healthcare system.

[@ebusive]

Why would there be a manhunt? Why would this be treated any differently than other shootings in NYC? Is it because the victim was rich?

[@MeerkatADV]

You think you murder someone in broad daylight there wouldn't be a manhunt?

[@JimSchmidt-h7i]

They don’t want this to be a trend?

[@scout-187inf]

Two-tier justice system.

[@Hashdollars]

Yes. You need someone to explain to you basic understanding? Yea rich and powerful ceos of major companies get treated different than random drug addicts.

[@Hashdollars]

@@scout-187inf police aren’t the justice system Einstein

[@ThyRisky]

You make billions and billions on people trying to hold on to life until they can’t afford it anymore and they die, what do you expect?

[@ekop1778]

YEA UNITED IS A JOKE NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH THEM

[@tjk3430]

United Healthcare shareholders: We will pay more for security for the company upper brass and pass that cost onto the consumers.

[@stevenotero2627]

They care about their wealth not your health

[@albedougnut]

United is already trying to hike up premiums for next year, which made me have to switch conpanies. And they just denied me a necessary preventative procedure, so this news is cathartic for me.

[@jamesbomd3503]

Of course blackrock will be all over this

[@wbalvanz]

The USA has built a very unstable house of cards with predatory "healthcare" yet pretty easy access to firearms. UHC made me jump through ridiculous hoops prior to my kidney transplant in 2017, despite having a living donor ready and willing. I don't condone it, but I get it.

[@markblocker4981]

It's a racket.

[@brynneholt1990]

Hope you’re well.

[@fitmesslife]

What is the firearm tie-in?

[@anthonyrowland9072]

His further life was denied.

[@JimSchmidt-h7i]

His life insurance ran out😂

[@ariannaclearday]

Thoughts and prayers.

[@ScottMayaudon]

Buahahaha Buahahaha

[@michelep9477]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lmjr400]

Understandable . Probably denied coverage for existing conditions and high prices

[@SA2004YG]

Not many are gonna shed a tear here

[@scottparmenter5783]

Guy's only 50

[@Thepaintingdungeon]

​@@scottparmenter5783what does that matter? People die from getting their insurance claims denied all the time. The leading cause of bankruptcy in the States is from medical bills

[@cj41079]

I know why, my company uses United Healthcare and you can’t get anything done with them. Horrible system they have.

[@Find-Your-Bliss-]

Yes indeed.

[@sangawaldron7174]

Bro i paid these mfs 400 a month for 2 years straight, i went to a therapist for 4 sessions cause i was falling apart mentally, these bastards billed me for 1160 dolllars and i still just dont understand. My company used United and they are crap.

[@mp011]

Probably a son/father/husband of someone who died because the insurance company only cared about profits.

[@gutcassidyandthesundancech5925]

Yep, run a company notorious for how shyte they treat their clientele…

[@paulweeldreyer7457]

So you think it's ok to shoot people if you have a beef with them? Would you be ok with others doing that to you?

[@rettro6578]

@@paulweeldreyer7457What is USA doing in Gaza right now?

[@muaowa]

@@paulweeldreyer7457most people don’t have blood on their hands. But I agree this doesn’t help fix healthcare regulation.

[@loulouknox124]

I have United Healthcare, and they wouldn't pay for my iron infusions. They were $350 each, and I needed 6 infusions over the course of two months. I was so anemic I almost died.

[@Hashdollars]

So how did you survive if you needed them to live

[@mreshadow]

They didn't edit their comment, they say they almost died. If you're going to be a tool at least have some reading comprehension along the way.

[@Hashdollars]

@@mreshadow I read it as they wrote it simpleton They said they needed them. Do you understand what ‘need’ means? Apparently you don’t. If I need water to live then I need water I won’t be able to survive without it. So I asked a simple question You are acting as if I’m being flippant. I used the correct words they wrote out just now in their statement

[@Hashdollars]

@@mreshadow “I needed 6 infusions over the course of 6 months” Being so anemic you almost die I’m afraid isn’t evidence of corporate misdealing, it could be the result of their unique condition.

[@Hashdollars]

@@mreshadow I see by your comments you call people lots of names online Try being more successful in real life and in turn supportive

[@nathanireland9897]

23 million dollar salary to deny people access to life saving treatments 🌝

[@davedz8156]

When you run an evil empire you have to expect people won't be giving you hugs & flowers

[@pureounce.9184]

The poor and downtrodden have had enough. The idea that wealth trickles down from the top was nonsense from the start. Such inequality is bound to cause societal unrest. The rich and powerful taking advantage of normal people with increasingly unfair practices was only heading in one direction. Sad but inevitable unfortunately.

[@jusadude186]

What about Trump?

[@samhescott348]

@@jusadude186it’s about to be the biggest transfer of wealth to the upper class probably ever if the “no taxes all tariffs” actually happens. It’s about to get a lot worse.

[@maxterdelta2220]

​@@jusadude186I mean, they tried at least 2 times

[@billcullen8380]

​@@jusadude186You need to seek help for your TDS.

[@shannon6249]

🎯

[@TomyD1321]

Health care in our country is huge ripoff to everyone.

[@JeanMarcPustelnik]

move to canada, it's free

[@TomyD1321]

@ yes but I heard in Fox News that Canada and Europe has the worst health care system, they said that we have top notch healthcare.

[@Thepaintingdungeon]

​​@@TomyD1321the same fox news that had to pay $750 million for telling lies? That Fox?

[@ArG00055]

@@TomyD1321 Europe is a continet of 50 countries, and many of those countries rank higher than the USA for healthcare.

[@TomyD1321]

@ in Spain you can have full coverage for 25 euro a week

[@Bunnahabhain18]

Brian Thompson would have survived the shooting, but the hospital denied him coverage. They told him to read his contract next time.

[@STANTHONYPRODUCTIONS]

I mean…. They make a living by denying care for ppl that need it to live 🤷‍♂️

[@stonecodfish2365]

So it's totally justified?

[@monicarenee7949]

Yeah but he’s just a person doing a job

[@Bklyn112]

Was this out of network? If so his family will have to pay out of pocket and file an insurance claim in the hopes of being reimbursed.

[@xtinkerbellax3]

@@stonecodfish2365 not justified but an inevitable outcome of an exploitative system. You cant keep pushing a population further and further into suffering and expect them to just sit and take it, history should teach us that.

[@___chief866]

​@@xtinkerbellax3 well Said

[@Maddie9185]

A claim was denied and someone lost it because their life is destroyed because of it.

[@Hashdollars]

You either know this for a fact or you’re in fact just making stuff up

[@humble2246]

Or a disgrunteled investor or worker

[@kingsfan2099]

The owner of a corporation that effectively chooses who will live and die was targeted? No way.

[@NatyMatos]

He's not the owner, but the CEO. In a week they'll have a new one and whatever the issue was its not resolved. They'll up their security but are not going to change their practices. This is not the solution.

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

@@NatyMatosYes, the solution is business as usual or the pipe dream that Congress or whoever is going to do something about it. Sometimes systems need a shock to them. This is the shock. This idea that doing the same thing over and over is going to generate new results is crazy.

[@kingsfan2099]

@@NatyMatos suggestions?

[@Thepaintingdungeon]

It's only going to get worse under Trump

[@Slamm1983]

​@@NatyMatosI agree..sadly it will be covered by the media for a few hours or maybe a day or so and then business as usual with a new replacement for CEO..and plenty of thoughts and prayers and noise of how we need to change this or that and then it will be crickets..and old news and nothing will change except for maybe higher premiums and/or more red tape for the people who need help and are already struggling..Im sure that will "help the problem "🤦🏻‍♀️

[@MF-qf7bs]

Wonder how many deaths this CEO is responsible for. Not really upset about this. Consequences. We all suffer from consequences.

[@chloe-stephlis6281]

You are one sick and evil person

[@DonKeeCock-gm9yd]

It's like when a woman wears revealing clothing and gets assaulted by a man. Hard to feel sympathy for her. She knew what she was doing.

[@belami_irl8543]

I’m pretty sure we know WHY he was targeted

[@kimrabrown857]

Don't know why he was targeted? Really?

[@thomascunningham3279]

Did someone get denied coverage? Push people to the breaking point.

[@autumnishotterthansummer]

If more insurance companies would care about and/or fear their clientele, they wouldnt be held accountable in such an awful way. I hope this brings healthcare changes to our country. Every high placed health insurance worker should be afraid.

[@harmonizedigital.]

Maybe the gunman was denied mental health care.

[@DonKeeCock-gm9yd]

It's like when a woman wears revealing clothing and gets assaulted by a man. Hard to feel sympathy for her. She knew what she was doing.

[@UnscrupulousAgitator]

Gunman's family?

[@SharonBendtsen]

Not hard to figure out. I would say that united healthcare denied a claim

[@NathanAnderson-o3i]

playing the world's smallest violin.

[@Mosmos993]

The people have spoken. Scroll through the comments.

[@Ben-op42o]

Murder is wrong, but im not feeling empathy on this one.

[@DonKeeCock-gm9yd]

It's like when a woman wears revealing clothing and gets assaulted by a man. Hard to feel sympathy for her. She knew what she was doing.

[@Hashdollars]

Weird You have no idea why this occurred but are committed to your statement above

[@Mikecunt-js7zc]

@@Hashdollarsmulti millionaires don’t get murdered by someone that disagrees with them, they die from people that got fucked over by them and they’re making it right

[@Ben-op42o]

@Hashdollars motive wouldn't change my comment

[@BellaBehave]

Imagine it's some poor guy whose wife died before Christmas bc her claim was denied

[@axaboutme717]

I once had a coverage agent get emotional as he told me that he fought for my dads coverage but it was still denied by his boss. Then proceeded to tell me how the ceos gave themselves substantial raises that same year & how disapointed he was because he got in the business to help people not make them suffer while watching his bosses be greedy. I said all this to say that people are getting fed up, even within these big corporations and i wouldn't be suprised if someone who works closely to him didn't tip the gunman off regarding where and when to find him because how else would joe average have that info 🤔

[@Slamm1983]

Sadly in most situations like this its almost always an "inside job"..😔

[@mandolindleyroadshow706]

This is one time when I've gotta say, being a healthcare CEO is a tough job. And there are roughly 30 million suspects.

[@JimSchmidt-h7i]

😅

[@skeetermaverick1793]

Being in a respected position does not mean you are respected.

[@VincentAgostino-gy6hr]

Well I guess making millions off the backs and pain of seniors has consequences … I am shocked and surprised

[@mariaboletsis3188]

He didn't take any of his millions with him, either.

[@eriv]

CEO wake-up call 📱

[@stevenotero2627]

Most are narcissist so they have no empathy towards people they exploit .

[@RichardLongsnifferJrIII]

I have zero sympathy for anyone in the healthcare industry after the crap pulled on us a few years ago

[@chloe-stephlis6281]

You are a sick and evil person for wishing death on the CEO. You do not wish death on anyone.

[@DonKeeCock-gm9yd]

It' like when a woman leads you on and then denies you access to her. She gets what she had coming to her. Right?

[@turquoisetaylor8258]

I'm a Medicaid rep, you have zero sympathy for someone getting by to pay their bills??? Lol

[@AnnMiller-e2x]

What about Me? I'm a CNA and get paid $18.70 to wipe isht from old people butts! We aren't all bad. It's the rich slave masters in upper management that are truly evil. I hold hands and wipe tears and give hugs and pray with dying folks every day.

[@Tommiejeffs]

Lolll. Are you still butthurt over getting a (perfectly safe) big scary shot?? But that was delivered - and taken - by your boy Trump!

[@timsmith5133]

Did United Healthcare not pay the gunman's legitimate healthcare costs like they didn't pay mine? - Gen Z Republican

[@samellowery]

For sure it's funny seeing leftist in here acting like the right cares about horrible ceos we don't.

[@mepulley7913]

I know its wrong, but I can't help but chuckle and wonder how many times this man approved payment for a lobbyist who oppose covering someone's medical history. Or how his company contributed to all those senators who opposed overturning the ACA. Afterall he was on his way to an INVESTORS conference. I'm certain He enjoyed the best healthcare package his company afforded.

[@chloe-stephlis6281]

You’re sick

[@DonKeeCock-gm9yd]

It's like when a woman wears revealing clothing and gets assaulted by a man. I just have to laugh when she complains about being "objectified".

[@mepulley7913]

@@chloe-stephlis6281 - Yes, and guess what? So are millions of other in American who are constantly DENIED converge.

[@chrisbartolini1508]

@@chloe-stephlis6281sounds like he could use free healthcare

[@wendygore2709]

He probably has Blue Cross & Blue Sheild 😂

[@phishlady79]

My company is dropping United Health Care because they just jacked up their prices. I literally just got done with my health insurance open enrollment. My guess is UHC rejected or refused someone's claims and a family member died or something similar.

[@SolarLawTemple]

Americans had enough?

[@rickpearson7943]

So he's going into the emergency room with a bullet wound? Sounds like a "preexisting condition" to me.

[@AllIwantwasyou1]

Unless it was a planned hit man.. most likely someone dealing with united insurance claims idk we shall see

[@Hashdollars]

You just said nothing at all

[@AllIwantwasyou1]

U still responded 😂🤷‍♀️​@@Hashdollars

[@Hashdollars]

@@AllIwantwasyou1 to the inanity of your simpleton statement. You think the little attention shown to you means you’re correct or something?

[@samellowery]

We can always hope that this remains an unsolved mystery.

[@hape3862]

That wouldn't have happened with universal healthcare …

[@DonKeeCock-gm9yd]

but he would have died in the hospital waiting room 20 hours later.

[@KyleHeinig]

@@DonKeeCock-gm9yd That dosnt happen.

[@blake3615]

MF DOOM died in England believing universal healthcare was superior to that in the us. He is dead bc he made a stupid move. If he was in the us he was well off enough to get the best care and right away. Unfortunately if you can pay you get the best care. If you cant.... good luck

[@incredible_bogart]

Universal healthcare wouldn't help. Ask Communist Canada. 😂 If it's so great, why do their nurses end up in the US?

[@deborahh2165]

I don’t think you understand the downfalls of universal healthcare. I had no insurance when I had my daughter in 1988. I took as much with me to the hospital as possible to lower the cost. Even Tylenol. I felt like you do. I was treated horribly by the first obgyn’s office coordinator. Before any bloodwork she had the audacity to say “let’s just see if this is a healthy pregnancy first”. I never returned and found another office that treated me like I was their daughter/sister. They worked with me on payments. I had a Laura Ashley decorated birthing room and the most caring nurses. My first nurse that day was my Lamaze instructor. I kept my daughter in my room during my stay which was amazing but also lowered my costs. Fast forward multiple years. We went to Canada to visit family and my husband’s aunt was in the hospital. It was atrocious. Dirty, unkept, stale looking, depressing, metal beds…it looked like we had stepped back in time forty + years. Barely any nursing staff. People there who wanted better care had to get private insurance or not get the best care. Still 3/4 of the population have supplemental insurance

[@incisivecommenter5974]

This is the reason why insurance companies should not make healthcare decisions.

[@BasilBeaton]

I wonder how many deaths Brian Thompson had been responsible for during his career.

[@leftyme4568]

Sounds like someone is fed up with the grifting.

[@CraiginOhioUSA]

Might we finally admit that our healthcare system should be ended? We need government based healthcare that covers everyone. Isnt it clear, now??

[@judyoram999]

No look at Canada.

[@patrickhall3878]

Ever been to the DMV or the Post office? That's government run..

[@CraiginOhioUSA]

@@patrickhall3878 It would be great if getting healthcare was as easy as mailing a package or getting my license renewed!! Are you kidding??

[@JamesMilne-hi2ot]

​@@judyoram999Do you work for the insurance lobby?

[@patrickhall3878]

@@CraiginOhioUSA so you would let Fred the counter man pull out a tooth? Ask a Veteran about the service they have gotten over the years. Government run any thing always is the bare minimum.

[@guest6423]

In a just society, we wouldn't have profiteers determining our care, or lack thereof.

[@DonKeeCock-gm9yd]

So killing people to get your way is OK?

[@stonecoldprose]

I honestly came here more for the comments than the story and I wasn't disappointed.

[@jennymacallan9071]

Same

[@albedougnut]

Yeah, huge W's in this comment section.

[@magma994d]

Maybe he had united Healthcare as his insurance, and they don't cover gunshot wounds. So sad

[@Pink_143_6]

During the length of this CNN News video, United Healthcare has denied coverage for countless numbers of people a life saving treatment. Let that sink in UHC.

[@lewis9888]

Years ago, when the company I worked for changed from Blue Cross & Blue Shield Health Insurance to United Healthcare, All of us employees told our employer that we did not want United Healthcare. I believe some employees quit because of the change. The Next Year, our employer changed back to Blue Cross & Blue Shield. I'm retired now and I will NEVER go to United Healthcare. As far as I am concerned, UH is a Crappy company. There are many many people that agree with me.

[@philsacco5820]

Sadly, the number of " likes " suggest we have serious problems that need to be addressed

[@BillyReplies]

This is one of those unique instances where the victim was probably robbing the attacker.

[@sarahdell4042]

Looks like people are getting sick of being treated like animals.

[@organicsaturn4813]

Who would have a motive to do such a thing to an insurance CEO? I am shocked, truly shocked.

[@RI-do4qf]

"Oh no! Anyway..."

[@Hashdollars]

The possible motives are endless. You seem to have the case solved?

[@NatyMatos]

We have no idea of the personal life of this man. So we really know absolutely nothing yet about why this happened.

[@DoYouEvenRift]

Gotta say, not too upset

[@HanzBlitz-i8t]

His wounds were out of network, so they didn't do emergency surgery at the hospital. Tragic.

[@richstacks4219]

I’ve looked through over 100 comments and I couldn’t find 1 comment that had sympathy or compassion for this man. Says a lot about the company he works for….. worked for

[@Pink_143_6]

He was the CEO not an employee.

[@sammathenge630]

Healthcare is a racket.

[@FrancesOdom-odom022]

Worst Healthcare ever

[@autumnishotterthansummer]

Somebody got fed up, and I'm sure it had to do with this mans career choice.

[@HAL9000-AJ]

She's very happy and smiley reporting this story

[@yanceyh.1850]

I said the exact thing...why she kept smiling and laughing ?

[@JimSchmidt-h7i]

Cause she’s a wolf.

[@shar9907]

She’s flirting with the anchorman.

[@johnanderson8385]

Is being shot a pre-existing condition? Does he have his paperwork? Did he purchase the correct rider?

[@staffsaber534]

As a nurse, I can personally testify that insurance and pharmaceutical companies are some of the most cartoonishly evil institutions I've ever had the displeasure of working with. It is genuinely distressing working my fingers to the bone to care for people only for them to leave and be saddled with lifelong crippling debt. People have more and more claims denied every year and premiums get higher and higher. People in a first-world country are dying of preventable diseases because they fear the debt they will face. Meanwhile, CEOs' salaries are skyrocketing year after year. I understand people need to be paid for their work. Lord knows, I need my paycheck like everyone else. But there's a line between "making a living" and "screwing the world over so I can hoard more gold like Scrooge McDuck". Death and disease comes for us all, and if you make your money by taking advantage of people, God will make you answer for it.

[@johnlyons427]

The next 4 years will be wild .

[@SeanPSchisler101]

New York is wild by itself because of the crime

[@ScantsRants]

Don John had the most civil unrest happen under his watch since the 60s

[@SeanPSchisler101]

@@ScantsRants bet that doesn't go uncheck this time. The big house will be pack out with Dems

[@StoreAway-zz8pj]

This is true. I’m trying to warn everyone. I pray not, but it has all the wiring for a crazy next couple years. God Forbid

[@Supremewin777]

The last 4 years was wild. This happened under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris 😊

[@cathybattaglia8343]

Its sad, but not surprising. Working in healthcare, I talk to patients on a regular basis who are denied care. I talked with someone who needed a type of drug injection to assist with a chronic condition. Insurance at first denied it. Out of pocket cost: $30,000/per month for a once a month shot for 6 months. It was resubmitted and finally approved. Insurances and drug companies make a lot of enemies because of their treatment of patients.

[@thewatchfuleye8401]

Im sure it could NOT have happened to a nicer guy...

[@jimgrant4578]

Healthcare CEOs have caused the deaths of a lot of people in this country, mostly by preventing any kind of national health insurance system, because it would hurt their bottom line.

[@robsant4659]

Two main issues: Universal Health care and gun Control merging in one person and action

[@sharonsmith3687]

💯

[@jennaramos1229]

Bet money it was denial of healthcare or being sent into medical debt motivated

[@VirtueGOAT]

When the Mob has a grudge pertaining to their health care

[@michaelciccone2194]

Tourists have to be crazy to visit Manhattan! Hotels have illegals staying at hotels for free.....while tourists have to pay big $$$$$ for a descent room. Manhattan has had some nasty crimes recently. News media does not dare mention of the poor souls that have either died or harmed in Midtown Manhattan.

[@spicybrown75]

Ok tin foil hat

[@SocialistDog]

Even if you survived I bet his health care wouldn't cover it.

[@imetaboyiusedtoknow8308]

So at least two people were waiting for Thompson to appear? Who are the other people and why were they waiting? Thompson wasn't staying at the hotel? He didn't bring his family to NYC during 🎄 season and didn't have security. Hmmmmm Where are Briscoe and Green?

[@rocke7398]

This is a tragedy. But please also do a story on the number of people who suffer and die due to their insurance being denied even though they pay outrageously high monthly premiums and have deductibles over $10k, and don’t live in mansions and struggle to make ends meet.

[@philippesails4973]

Welcome to the USA, home of 600 personal fireguns!

[@DonKeeCock-gm9yd]

there are more than 600 guns in the USA. LMAO.

[@clayc8115]

And United Healthcare stock is still up about 2%

[@NatyMatos]

That blew my mind.

[@cyb_structure]

Once again, the F around Find out chart is undefeated.

[@boombasett6038]

See? No matter how much wealth, and power you have, you can't take crap with you to the grave. People with all their materialistic bullcrap.

[@mariaboletsis3188]

💯💯💯💯

[@mr.blonde5344]

I couldn't care less. You've brought all of this on yourselves, 1%.

[@Adangaras]

*No wonder When company’s top brass priorities company’s interest over the vulnerable beneficiaries, then such tragedy is hard to prevent.... condolences to the bereaved family!!*

[@Hugo4104]

the bullet wound was a pre-existing condition

[@frankm7707]

Out of State hospital visits are not covered by UnitedHealthcare. The ambulance wasn’t able to find an in network hospital.

[@AbeTM]

Is anyone surprised?

[@QuanPookie]

Not one bit

[@Praetor_Fenix420]

A case of deny a claim and find out.

[@dz7a756]

Looks and sounds very personal. No one is just going to be able to pick him out that early in the morning without knowing his schedule. Time will tell. So tragic and an awful loss. Be well and be at peace.