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Health Insurers: The 800-pound Gorilla In Profit-driven US System

Police have accused Luigi Mangione with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, in a slaying that appears to have been motivated by anger over the US health care system (Credit: AFP)

Last week's slaying of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson has brought renewed attention to the widespread dissatisfaction with the American health care system, even as prominent leaders have condemned the killing.

Reports that the casings of the bullets fired by suspected shooter Luigi Mangione had the words "depose, deny, delay" inscribed on them prompted horror stories on social media about health insurers who use those very tactics to get out of paying for medical tests or cancer treatment.

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