'Deny,' 'delay' and a health CEO's murder

CBC News | Posted: December 9, 2024 12:30 PM | Last Updated: December 10

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Caption: NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04: Police gather outside a Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan where United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot on December 04, 2024 in New York City. Brian Thompson was shot and killed before 7:00 AM this morning outside the Hilton Hotel, just before he was set to attend the company's annual investors' meeting. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead in New York City last week. In some communities online, like Reddit and TikTok, Thompson's killing has been met with encouragement and his killer has been lauded as a vigilante, a kind of folk hero.

Part of the reason for that, is the deep dissatisfaction and anger with the state of health care in the U.S. The killing has exposed a raw nerve and put renewed focus on troubling practices within the trillion-dollar health insurance industry.

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'Deny,' 'delay' and a health CEO's murder

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