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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Richard Hall

When a medical insurance CEO was shot dead, people celebrated his death. What does this tell us about American healthcare?

When the CEO of one of the largest medical insurance companies in the United States was gunned down on the street in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, his death quickly turned into a larger conversation about the much-reviled industry in which he worked.

Brian Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two, had been in New York City for a conference when he was killed in what police believe was a targeted shooting.

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