[Opinion] Shooting of US health insurance CEO thoughts
The shooting of Brian Thompson, the CEO of United Healthcare (UHC) by, according to the media reports, someone who was unhappy with UHC or healthcare insurers generally, is shocking. No doubt more detail will emerge over time.
Almost as shocking is the reported high level of support expressed for the shooter. When there is so much unhappiness with insurance or insurers, something is wrong. Either the insurers (or many of them) are not acting properly and in good faith or the public has unfair and unrealistic expectations of them.
Nobody is happy when an insurance claim is declined. Presumably most people make claims thinking they have a valid claim, one covered by their particular insurance policy.
Does denial of a claim, correctly made under the policy wording, justify unreasonable unhappiness with insurance or the shooting of the CEO? Obviously not!
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