BEARKING : UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in New York City

Gayface. Tinymeat. Punch. Delete

Shooter was either disgruntled employee, or was a insurance subscriber unhappy with his high deductible or insurance premiums. I'm calling it now.

rich fatcat CEOs can all be shot

My $ is on a person who had a family members claims denied which resulted in needless pain and suffering for the insured but resulted in a really, really great quarter (shareholder $ value!) for the Insurance corporation.

What r3 said. A good start.

[quote]Shooter was either disgruntled employee, or was a insurance subscriber unhappy with his high deductible or insurance premiums. I'm calling it now.

Or someone who got fed up with their incessant Medicare Advantage commercials.

It sounds like a hit more than anything...

Not so “bearking”. Third thread on this topic, mein Fuhrer.

Either lunatic regular person affected by some policy or gambling debt.

“Wednesday morning” is not a date. Is that last Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving? Shitty journalism.

I don’t want to blame the victim, and we don’t know the motive, but these health insurance companies are the worst, and they rile lots and lots of policyholders.

I’ve entertained murderous thoughts about my provider (not UH).

He stole my lunch everyday from the fridg, I told him I know it's you and he laughed and said prove it as he snacked on my tapioca pudding cup.

United Healthcare provides a lot of Medicare wrap-around coverage for seniors. However, when Seniors are too senior they can be denied life-saving care because of their age and infirmity (i.e no kidney transplant list).

It was an enraged television viewer sick to death of watching all their Medicare Advantage ads they've been inundating the air waves with since Medicare Open Enrollment began. December 7th can't come soon enough.

One can only take so much.

So I am not day-drinking, but I do have my tin hat on. United is the top company for Medicare Advantage plans, and Project 2025's healthcare initiatives are promoting or mandating a switch to Medicare Advantage for a lot of people. This has been called a 'multibillion dollar handout' to the insurance companies.

If the deceased were planning to speak at a meeting of investors today, who would want to prevent his addressing any anticipated taxpayer-funded windfall?

Interesting that the killer was waiting there at 6:45 in the morning. The investors event started at 8am. So the victim was coming from a different hotel, and this person knew his schedule... I wonder if he ambushed him at the Hilton to make it clear that this was job related.

[quote]“Wednesday morning” is not a date. Is that last Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving? Shitty journalism.

"Wednesday morning" is a time. If it were last Wednesday, they would have either reported 'last Wednesday morning' or 'November 27 2024'. Shitty reading comprehension skills for R10.

Lameass thread title, hours too late.

R16, does sound suspicious

Maybe it was Martha from Medicare.

Achtung, mein Führer!

Don't look at us.

My god why are NY cops and detectives so fat and sloppy looking?

🎵 Good luck, good luck, enjoy your nightmares!

"Will it be slow or will it be fast?/ The bite of a snake, the sting of a spider/A drink of Belladonna on a Toussaint night/Hiding in a corner in New York City"

Next up: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO.

[quote] Medical responders rushed the man to Mount Sinai West...

Where his family will be responsible for the full amount of his copay and co-insurance.

I hope the hospital was in network. Thoughts, prayers and pretreatment plans to the family.

Didn’t know it was beaver hunting season in NY.

aka "freelance corporate regulation".

I'm sure after he died at the hospital his insurance will deny his claim.

a dramatic reminder to CEOs everywhere that they make decisions (good and bad) effecting real peoples lives. And, when you make corporate decisions based solely upon the balance sheet, ignoring any associated costs in human suffering, you gamble knowing there can be a price to be paid.

Why him?

He lead an organization that screwed over countless people on his watch. He had a duty and responsibility to steer the ship and he chose profitability. Was it worth it?

[quote] effecting

R32, I agree. Fuck him and the horse he fucked to get where he is

[quote] to get where he is

Where he was.

Act of God

Killer looked like a hitman.

🎶 "...an old Daddy of mine, dropped dead and so I'm... / collecting his LIFE INSURANCE.../Oh, Billy Baby, won't you please come on home?" 🎶

He did not dodge a bullet.

[quote] a dramatic reminder to CEOs everywhere that they make decisions (good and bad) effecting real peoples lives. And, when you make corporate decisions based solely upon the balance sheet, ignoring any associated costs in human suffering, you gamble knowing there can be a price to be paid.

??? R32, you sound like a villain in a 'Batman' movie.

The assassin’s trail went cold in Central Park because of the lack of video surveillance. That’s probably where changed his clothes, ditched the backpack, and left the park undetected. Inspired by RFK Jr.’s bear episode, maybe?

Good things happen to bad people.

This is the first time I’ve ever hoped that a maniac on the loose turns out to be a serial killer.

Assuming the killer was a tall, big-boned woman — sometimes menopause can make you feel out of sorts.

I am not advocating violence but do believe it is just a start if it goes the way I think it will in the next few years.

He was NOT "fatally shot", he was assassinated.

Sounds like the police have nothing to go on.

I don’t care. Greedy POS.

You know if someone cornered him in an elevator and said "my mom died because of your greedy company" he'd just shrug. No sympathy.

It reminds me quite a bit of the 2019 assassination in Berlin of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, who was shot by a Russian operative in the same fashion: use of a silencer, a double tap, escape on a bicycle, change of clothes, etc. It was kind of a repeating pattern with this particular assassin, Vadim Krasikov, of whom it might be pointed out is currently free.

The second Trump era is off to a great start.

[quote] He was NOT "fatally shot", he was assassinated.

Let's not leap to unfounded conclusions! Think of his family.

The shooter is long gone.

And for reasons well known to her…

Good news

Bet you didn't expect healthcare workers to pile on.

(I did.)

Still wondering if the CEO had dental insurance, because how did he not fix those beaver teefs?

loneliest job in NYC right now, the 'hot tip' operator for the NYC crime phonebank

[QUOTE] loneliest job in NYC right now, the 'hot tip' operator for the NYC crime phonebank

Right? They offer a measly reward of 10 grand for a 10 million dollar asset and expect people are going to flood the phone lines with tips. 🤣🙄

[quote]The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson spurred big Medicaid insurer Centene to hold a virtual investor day instead of an in-person event at the New York Stock Exchange.

[quote]Other major health companies, including UnitedHealthcare's parent company United Health Group, removed photos of executives and board members from their websites.

more at link

Since the position is now open, hopefully a svelte replacement can be found. Being a fat CEO of a major health insurer group is too cliché, perhaps a weight ceiling should be enforced to attain one's golden parachute.

[quote]Other major health companies, including UnitedHealthcare's parent company United Health Group, removed photos of executives and board members from their websites.

They scurred?

They scurred.

United Healthcare had to take down a tribute to their slain CEO on FB after receiving 76,000 laugh emojis within hours of posting.