Following the murder earlier this week of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, it was noticed that Thompson’s biography has been wiped from the company’s website. The reason for that seems to be that Thompson, with his passing, is no longer the CEO, although the company has issued a statement following his death.
“Our priorities are, first and foremost, supporting Brian’s family; ensuring the safety of our employees; and working with law enforcement to bring the perpetrator to justice,” the statement said. “We, at UnitedHealth Group, will continue to be there for those who depend upon us for their health care.”
Meanwhile, it turns out other health care companies have also wiped the bios of their leaders from their websites- presumably, for their own safety.
Major Health Insurance Companies Take Down Leadership Pages Following Murder of United Healthcare CEO pic.twitter.com/fooyETUeyh
— 404 Media (@404mediaco) December 6, 2024
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Per 404 Media, both UnitedHealthcare and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield have redirected their leadership pages to the companies’ homepages, following the death of Thompson. Medica, CVS, Molina and Care Source also deleted their leadership pages, one X user noted:
Care Source, Blue Cross Shield, Medica, CVS, Molina and more have all removed their website pages about their leadership LMAO pic.twitter.com/0Kf4SgBzIs
— chugging pilk at 2am and getting a tummy ache (@GASLIGHTER_) December 5, 2024
Other insurance companies, like Kaiser Permanente, Aetna and Humana, have not removed their leadership websites, as of Friday morning. CNN also reported that UnitedHealthCare has taken further security measures for its employees.
“We’re ensuring the safety, security and wellbeing of our employees,” said Andrew Witty, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of UnitedHealthcare, said this week.
While the suspect in the shooting of Thompson has not been publicly identified or captured, it is believed that his motivation involved anger at the insurance industry. Most recently, CNN reported that the picture of the suspect unmasked that emerged on Thursday was taken while he was attempting to flirt with a woman, at the Upper West Side hostel where he was staying.
“He lowers the mask, and gives that big smile,” CNN correspondent John Miller said Friday. “That little flirtation between the two of them, in some good-humored way, actually yielded what is so far the most significant clue to identifying him.”
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