Its not quite a monopoly but its highly concentrated. There needs to be some significant reform to the health insurance industry.I think the point he was trying to make is the healthcare industry is running a monopoly.
He's not wrong
Its not quite a monopoly but its highly concentrated. There needs to be some significant reform to the health insurance industry.I think the point he was trying to make is the healthcare industry is running a monopoly.
He's not wrong
He was not one of the founders of Company. The Company started back in the 1970's. He joined United Healthcare Group in 2004 and became the CEO of its Medicare and Medicaid business in 2017 and then its entire insurance division in April 2021. Sourced right from his LinkedIn page.Kirky got his information wrong, Brian Thompson was one of the founders of the company who was the CEO of the company until 2021.
Here's one who couldn't take it anymore.its getting past left and rightWhat I foresee is poor versus rich.
I feel that the poor are fed up being poor. Many teachers in the US need a second job to make ends meet...
Now a bunch of billionaires will make cuts??
It goes beyond that though, because lots of wealthy people are being denied healthcare claims as wellits getting past left and right. What I foresee is poor versus rich
How is that 2nd degree? I thought that only happened in Canada.Mangione charged with 2nd degree murder
![]()
Friends react after suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing charged with 2nd-degree murder
"Beyond shocked. It's unimaginable!" Friends react after Luigi Mangione, suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was charged with second-degree murder.abc7news.com
Thats what I said. Should be 1st degree.How is that 2nd degree? I thought that only happened in Canada.
Luigi Mangione seen for first time after being charged with first-degree murder in Brian Thompson death
Luigi Mangione, the suspect named in connection to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was seen for the first time at a Pennsylvania courthouse on Monday, 9 December.
Luigi Mangione was led into the Altoona court for an arraignment on the gun charges, after being arrested after being spotted at a McDonald’s.
New York prosecutors filed second-degree murder charges against the 26-year-old hours after he was charged with gun crimes in Pennsylvania. He is being held without bond in a Pennsylvania jail.
CEO "make sure we guard against unnecessary care"
I've read stories of people going to South America, Latin America or Asia to get cancer treatments because they couldn't afford the co payment.There was a bit on CBC news last night about cancer patients having to pay huge amounts for their own care. One girl from Quebec was out $30,000 for her treatment of colorectal cancer. WTF?
From Reddit:Thats what I said. Should be 1st degree.
Its typical shitty reporting.
Yahoo headline says 1st degree, but then the article below says 2nd degree
![]()
Luigi Mangione seen for first time after being charged with first-degree murder in Brian Thompson death
Luigi Mangione, the suspect named in connection to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was seen for the first time at a Pennsylvania courthouse on Monday, 9 December. Luigi Mangione was led into the Altoona court for an arraignment on the gun charges, after being arrested after...ca.news.yahoo.com
It carries 15-25 years in prisonFrom Reddit:
It’s because of how New York codifies its murder statutes. In New York first degree murder is reserved for people charged with killing police officers, government officials, witnesses, contract killing, multiple murders and a few other special categories.
New York’s second degree murder is the intentional murder count that most states codify as first degree murder.
Here is New York’s first degree murder statute.
https://newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._penal_law_section_125.27
And here is their second degree statute.
https://newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._penal_law_section_125.25