UnitedHealth Group CEO Killed Near NY Investor Day Event

UnitedHealth Group CEO Killed Near NY Investor Day Event

Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare’s insurance division, was shot and killed outside of a hotel in New York City on December 4, according to news reports. The 50-year-old Thompson has worked for the company for 20 years and was promoted to the chief executive position in 2021. UnitedHealth Group leadership canceled the day’s scheduled investor event immediately after the incident. He was described as an “extraordinary person” in a video sent to employees. Thompson was …

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Michigan is Next Exit for UnitedHealth

Michigan is Next Exit for UnitedHealth

Just a week after revealing it will no longer participate in Affordable Care Act plans in Arkansas and Georgia, UnitedHealth Group says it is bowing out of Michigan plans backed by the ACA (or “Obamacare”), as well. The company, which started warning that low profitability associated with ACA exchanges made doing business through them untenable months ago, will cease to carry such plans in the three states at the end of this year. Anyone currently …

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