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Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth's (UNH.N), opens new tab insurance unit, was fatally shot on Wednesday morning outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel in what appeared to be a targeted attack by a gunman lying in wait, New York City police officials said.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This wasn't the CEO but the CEO of the insurance division. The overall CEO is Andrew Witty.

Thompson was once in charge of Medicare & Retirement, which means he would've had some real authority in the situation of denial of claims with Medicare Advantage plans.