‘I’m Not Shocked’: Fmr. Insurance Executive Recognizes American Frustration with Healthcare System

Dec 7, 2024 | The person who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is still on the run as the FBI has raised the reward for information that would lead to his capture to $50,000. A Senate report also says UnitedHealthcare used algorithms to deny patient claims. Former health insurance executive Wendell Potter discusses the state of the healthcare industry with NBC’s Yamiche Alcindor.

This CEO’s death is tragic. There is no doubt about that. Long may he rest in peace. But it has to be said that American healthcare sucks. It is in urgent need of reform. That a first-world nation can leave millions of its citizens without any healthcare at all is an absolute disgrace. Americans deserve universal healthcare, free at the point of delivery. America can find gazillions to wage wars, yet when it comes to looking after the health of its citizens, the nation suddenly becomes strapped for cash! Such hypocrisy! – © Mark Alexander