UnitedHealthcare CEO shot dead outside Manhattan Hilton hotel in ‘targeted attack’

[mudslag]

UnitedHealthcare CEO shot dead outside Manhattan Hilton hotel in ‘targeted attack’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-shot-dead-b2658728.html

A manhunt is underway after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead on Wednesday morning in what cops described as a “brazen targeted attack” outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan.

Thompson’s wife said her husband had recently received threats from angry customers over complaints she believed may have had to do with “a lack of coverage.”

“I don’t know details,” Paulette Thompson told NBC News. “I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him.”

 

[neufuse Veteran]

the murder seems way too much like a professional hitman

[+mram Subscriber²]

Thoughts and prayers!

[astropheed Veteran]

What does 90% error rate to provide care mean exactly?

[HoochieMamma]

I saw Brian Thompson and thought of the actor. Big relief when I saw it was just this scumbag.

[i_was_here]

On 04/12/2024 at 20:29, astropheed said:

What does 90% error rate to provide care mean exactly?

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/11/ai-with-90-error-rate-forces-elderly-out-of-rehab-nursing-homes-suit-claims/

[+Edouard Subscriber²]

I haven't personally confirmed this but I trust the source.

 

[satukoro]

Shot dead? Sorry, we dont cover that.

[astropheed Veteran]

It's hard to feel sad for a man who just died who was probably directly responsible for the deaths of possibly thousands of people. It'll be really difficult to find the shooter when there are probably tens of thousands of people with motive. Shooter was calm, had a silencer, backpack likely filled with new clothes and a bike for transport was very smart. Patient too. They're probably aware of where all the cameras are considering the forethought they put into it. If they find out who did it I'd be very surprised.

[neufuse Veteran]

apparently the shell casings were engraved  with messages

[Nick H. Supervisor]

I don't condone what happened, but when you're part of a company responsible for so much pain...people are going to have something against you.

[+Warwagon MVC]

I'm just surprised by how crappy some security camera still looks. The ones I have are from 2013 and they look HD.

[+Eternal Tempest MVC]

On 04/12/2024 at 23:29, astropheed said:

What does 90% error rate to provide care mean exactly?

I'm guessing a possible motive.

Also easier to blame it on the AI, then employee's being told to not approve as much as possible and have greater liability.

[Som]

On 05/12/2024 at 13:55, Warwagon said:

I'm just surprised by how crappy some security camera still looks.

**cough** if you had a look at some camsites you'd notice that US cameras are much lower quality than european or asian ones 😛 not that i look at any of those....

anywho ...from wiki

"Shortly following the death, rival insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield cancelled a plan to stop covering the cost of anesthesia for longer surgeries"

while that is a good thing it sets a bad precedent that if you don't like something and what it changed then shoot the leader. Actually considering the who the new leader of america is maybe that isn't a bad thing either 🤔

[Xenon]

On 04/12/2024 at 21:37, mram said:

Thoughts and prayers!

 

[yw71]

Better check where Eddie Redmayne was at the time ...

[+Edouard Subscriber²]

 

[Nick H. Supervisor]

On 05/12/2024 at 13:58, Eternal Tempest said:

I'm guessing a possible motive.

Also easier to blame it on the AI, then employee's being told to not approve as much as possible and have greater liability.

Perhaps one of the times where "then" and "than" are crucial to your comment...

[+Edouard Subscriber²]

 

[spaceelf]

I'm sure a lot of us would have more to add if we didn't think it would make it back to our employers, heh.

[MuffinMullet09]

Rip. He is the victim of a targeting shooting here. Love how some of you scally wags are rejoicing. Keyboard warriors who wouldn't dare it say in front of his kids .

[freedonX]

On 05/12/2024 at 06:47, astropheed said:

It's hard to feel sad for a man who just died who was probably directly responsible for the deaths of possibly thousands of people. 

You have 0 idea what you're talking about.

For a moment I thought I was  on reddit.

Unless you actually care I could explain how an Insurance company actually works. How the make money, how they pay claims and so forth. Plot twist they work the same in all the world regardless of the category.

Consider I'm a former IT guy with some certifications so it isn't like I can't think like a tech nor I was 'born' working in a white collar company, which I ain't becasue I'm just an independant agent  (i.e. I'm not an employee)

[spaceelf]

On 06/12/2024 at 19:40, MuffinMullet09 said:

Rip. He is the victim of a targeting shooting here. Love how some of you scally wags are rejoicing. Keyboard warriors who wouldn't dare it say in front of his kids .

Finding out where his kids are so I could do that would be more than a little creepy.

Rejoicing on the other hand is fun.

[FloatingFatMan]

On 06/12/2024 at 17:09, Som said:

**cough** if you had a look at some camsites you'd notice that US cameras are much lower quality than european or asian ones 😛 not that i look at any of those....

anywho ...from wiki

"Shortly following the death, rival insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield cancelled a plan to stop covering the cost of anesthesia for longer surgeries"

while that is a good thing it sets a bad precedent that if you don't like something and what it changed then shoot the leader. Actually considering the who the new leader of america is maybe that isn't a bad thing either 🤔

 

 

[allannyholm]

You can't just go around assasinating people... USA, USA, USA: What a world. Don't you guys have some governing body to take care of all such things? Not assasinations, but what Brian Thomson ought to have done to many people.