Flags fly at half-staff outside of the office of UnitedHealthcare, the day after Thompson was shot dead, in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Social media has given millions of Americans the means to amplify their long-simmering dissatisfaction with health insurers, and in the wake of Thompson’s death, X, Reddit, TikTok and other platforms lit up with hatred aimed at the industry. — Reuters
The shooting death of high-ranking UnitedHealth Group Inc executive Brian Thompson has uncovered a deep anger among Americans who say the health insurance industry has too often failed to cover large medical bills and stood in the way of necessary care.
“There’s clearly a sense of real discontent and distrust of the industry revealed in social media,” said Brian Klepper, principal of the Healthcare Performance Inc consulting firm. “That’s not a healthy environment for an industry to prosper.”
