Source: Town Hall
by Drew Johnson
“‘Good riddance and burn in hell!’ ‘Fuck him. I’m glad he’s dead.’ ‘Those gunshot wounds were preexisting conditions.’ … Those were just some of the thousands of social media posts flooding X and Instagram in the days after health insurance company CEO Brian Thompson (a husband, father of two teenagers, and leading supporter of the Special Olympics) was gunned down on a Chicago sidewalk last December. Even Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren danced on Thompson’s grave, saying, ‘Violence is never the answer, but people can only be pushed so far.’ Health insurance companies are often blamed for frustrations about high premiums, denied claims, and confusing policies. But blaming insurers alone for America’s healthcare woes disregards the reality that hospitals, doctors, and healthcare systems (not insurers) are the primary drivers of skyrocketing costs and inefficiencies.” (02/01/25)