Moderators Delete Reddit Thread as Doctors Torch Dead UnitedHealthcare CEO
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“When other’s human lives are deemed worthless, it is not surprising to have others view your life of no value as well,” wrote one medical doctor, whose identity the Daily Beast confirmed.

Summary

Reddit’s r/medicine moderators deleted a thread where doctors and users harshly criticized murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Comments, including satirical rejections of insurance claims for gunshot wounds, targeted UHC’s reputation for denying care to boost profits.

Despite the removal, similar discussions continue, with medical professionals condemning UHC’s business practices under Thompson’s leadership, which a Senate report recently criticized for denying post-acute care.

Thompson, shot in what appears to be a targeted attack, led a company notorious for its high claim denial rates, fueling ongoing debates about corporate ethics in healthcare.

  • Carighan Maconar@lemmy.world
    4·
    9 days ago

    Who says we’re not supposed to celebrate when an asshole dies? We celebrated for Hitler and Kissinger

    I’d be more nuanced. I don’t mind him being dead, but I don’t celebrate it either, because it took out the public-display figure instead of the people (shareholders) that actually cause the practices.

    • futatorius@lemm.ee
      6·
      9 days ago

      When the system is so corrupted that it no longer delivers justice, people are going to improvise other means.

      I’m not advocating it or saying it’s a bad thing, just making an observation.

    • naught101@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 days ago

      They guy is a symbol of injustice, as well as just a person. You can celebrate that part, without tangling it up with the worry about his family.