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Michael Moore: Anger toward health insurance companies '1000% justified'

The Hill

Moore's sentiments echo what some lawmakers have highlighted as tensions between Americans and health insurance agencies in the wake of Thompson's death. said denied claims from a health insurance company could be interpreted by people struggling to afford health-related costs as an act of violence against them.

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Most Americans partly blame high insurance profits for UnitedHealthcare CEO killing: Poll

The Hill

Nearly 7 in 10 Americans think that profits made by health insurance companies had either a great deal or moderate amount of responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month, a new poll found.

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Ocasio-Cortez: People experience denied claims as 'act of violence'

The Hill

said denied claims from a health insurance company could be interpreted by people struggling to afford health-related costs as "an act of violence" against them. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) All of that pain that people have experienced is being concentrated on this event.

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Khanna ‘not surprised’ by online vitriol after health insurance CEO murder

The Hill

Thompsons death has spurred an outpouring of public testimony describing negative experiences with health insurance companies and getting claims denied. But the outpouring afterward has not surprised me, Khanna added. In the comments section of some news reports, some people have even gloated about his death.

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‘They won’t help me’: Sickest patients face insurance denials despite policy fixes

News Medical Health Sciences

Sheldon Ekirch spends a lot of time on hold with her health insurance company. Sometimes, as the minutes tick by and her frustration mounts, Ekirch, 30, opens a meditation app on her phone. It was recommended by her psychologist to help with the depression associated with a stressful and painful medical disorder.

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Ed Marx, Cleveland Clinic CIO – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

One recent example is the Clinic’s collaboration with Oscar (the health insurance company). One recent example is the Clinic's collaboration with Oscar (the health insurance company).

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The Memo: Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO uncorks anger at insurance industry

The Hill

First, there is a widespread perception that health insurance companies are characterized by avarice and callousness. That, in turn, brought rebukes from others who condemned those responses as inhumane, especially in the circumstances. But in between those two poles, the furor was a reminder of two truths.