2024年12月9日星期一

CEO 紐約被殺Brian Thompson 聯合醫療保健執行長 The man was arrested in Altoona, Pa., 。凸显出人们对美国医保现状的愤怒和沮丧 Folk Hero。Gunman Is Hunted After Health Executive Is Killed in ‘Brazen Targeted Attack’美國醫療保險集團規模之大UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 聯合醫療保健，利害關係大A backpack maker believes he has identified the gunman’s bag.

Police Identify ‘Strong Person of Interest’ in C.E.O.’s Killing

The man was arrested in Altoona, Pa., on gun charges after he was spotted in a McDonald’s.
He was carrying a handwritten manifesto criticizing health insurance companies, law enforcement officials said.

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What We Know About the Killing of the UnitedHealthcare C.E.O.

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Some on Social Media See Suspect in C.E.O. Killing as a Folk Hero

The authorities have pleaded for help in finding the gunman who killed Brian Thompson. But some people seem more interested in rooting for the gunman.

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An N.Y.P.D. Manhunt Caught a Subway Shooter. This Time, It’s Different.

Capturing a suspect who slips away from a crime scene requires solid police work, help from the public and luck, experts say. So far, it’s not working.

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Detectives Scour Thousands of Hours of Video for Clues in C.E.O. Killing

美医保公司CEO被杀民众“称快”，保险业为何引众怒

DIONNE SEARCEY, MADISON MALONE KIRCHER

汤普森被杀是否与其工作有关尚不明了，但警方在现场弹壳上发现“拖延”和“拒绝”字样。社交媒体用户对他的死明显缺乏同情心，凸显出人们对美国医保现状的愤怒和沮丧。

A backpack maker believes he has identified the gunman’s bag. Apparently, so have many others.

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美國醫療保險集團規模之大UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 聯合醫療保健，利害關係大，導致主管/執行長湯普森被暗殺

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is an American multinational health insurance and services company based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Selling insurance products under UnitedHealthcare, and health care services under the Optum brand, it is the world's ninth-largest company by revenue and the largest health care company by revenue.

The company is ranked 8th on the 2024 Fortune Global 500.^[4] UnitedHealth Group had a market capitalization of $474.3 billion as of July 15, 2024.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnitedHealth_Group

Brian Thompson Was a Veteran Executive at UnitedHealthcare

Mr. Thompson managed a division that employs about 140,000 people and offers insurance plans to employers and individuals.

Mr. Thompson’s killing on Wednesday outside a midtown Manhattan hotel as he was walking toward the UnitedHealth Group’s annual investor day sent shock waves through the nation’s vast health care sector. The fatal shooting elicited an outpouring of sympathy from rival insurers, executives, health care providers and others.

During Mr. Thompson’s tenure as chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, the company’s profits rose, with earnings from operations topping $16 billion in 2023 from $12 billion in 2021. Mr. Thompson received a total compensation package last year of $10.2 million, a combination of $1 million in base pay and cash and stock grants.

週三，湯普森在曼哈頓市中心的一家酒店外被殺，當時他正在走向聯合健康集團的年度投資者日，這給美國龐大的醫療保健行業帶來了衝擊。這起致命槍擊事件引起了競爭對手保險公司、高階主管、醫療保健提供者和其他人士的同情。

湯普森先生擔任聯合醫療保健執行長期間，該公司的利潤有所增長，營運利潤從2021 年的120 億美元增至2023 年的160 億美元。 100 萬美元。

Gunman Is Hunted After Health Executive Is Killed in ‘Brazen Targeted Attack’

The C.E.O. of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was shot outside a Manhattan hotel where the company was holding an investor conference.
Surveillance footage shows the gunman, who is still at large, walking behind Mr. Thompson.

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Officers and Drones Swarmed Midtown as Manhunt Unfolded

Brian Thompson was the victim of what the New York police said was a targeted shooting. His killer shot him in the back, then walked coolly away.in read