The death of Brian Thompson exposed the structural violence of the private health insurance industry
The brazen murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, on a Midtown Manhattan street has rattled the U.S. health care industry. But beyond the tragic shock of an executive’s targeted killing, an unsettling truth now lies exposed with deep and pervasive anger at America’s private insurance system. In the aftermath of Thompson’s death, what began as a crime story rapidly morphed into a larger conversation about insurance-driven structural harm and fury. As thousands took to social media to express bitterness rather than sympathy, America’s long-suppressed frustration with a system that often denies necessary health care, inflates costs, and...
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