UnitedHealth Group: US shareholders ask for costs and risks related to denial of care after murder of executive
A group of UnitedHealth Group shareholders has asked the company to report costs and patient risks related to denial of medical care. The demand comes in the wake of the murder of Brian Thompson, head of the firm’s health insurance business, on 4 December 2024.12 Thompson’s murder evoked widespread public criticism of the US healthcare industry and even praise for the man accused of the murder, Luigi Mangione.3 “Shareholders recommend that the report evaluate how company practices impact access to healthcare and patient outcomes, including analyses of how often prior authorisation requirements or denials of care lead to delay or abandonment of medical treatment, …
