Source: RealClearPolitics
by Froma Harrop
“There is no condoning the cold-blooded murder of a UnitedHealth Group executive in predawn Manhattan. Moments after Brian Thompson was shot dead, a torrent of unsympathetic posts flooded social media. I was surprised by both the brazen attack and the unveiled congratulations to a killer. The reasons for the anger, however, I understood very well. I have my own story. I shared it after the insurer had launched its cruel ‘Delay Deny Defend’ strategy to avoid covering my husband’s cancer treatment. … … Some months after a grueling round of chemo, my husband died. I’ll never know for sure whether the delay hastened that outcome. I do know that the then-CEO of United Healthcare — widely known as William ‘Dollar Bill’ McGuire — later walked off with a $1.1 billion golden parachute after having raked in $500 million.” (12/10/24)