Torrent of Hate for Health Insurance Industry After Killing

“The fatal shooting on Wednesday of a top UnitedHealthcare executive, Brian Thompson, on a Manhattan sidewalk has unleashed a torrent of morbid glee from patients and others who say they have had negative experiences with health insurance companies at some of the hardest times of their lives,” the New York Times reports.

“It is unclear what motivated the incident or whether it was tied to Mr. Thompson’s work in the insurance industry. The police have yet to identify the shooter who is still on the loose.”

“But that did not stop social media commenters from leaping to conclusions and from showing a blatant lack of sympathy over the death of a man who was a husband and father of two children.”

Axios: UnitedHealth CEO’s killing unleashes social media rage against insurers.

Rolling Stone: Americans have little sympathy for murdered health insurance exec.