In the survey from NORC at the University of Chicago, about 8 in 10 U.S. adults said the person who committed the killing has “a great deal” or “a moderate amount” of responsibility for the Dec. 4 shooting of Brian Thompson.
Despite that, some have cast Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect charged with Thompson’s murder, as a heroic figure in the aftermath of his arrest, which gave rise to an outpouring of grievances about insurance companies. Police say the words “delay,” “deny” and “depose” were scrawled on the ammunition investigators found at the scene, echoing a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims.
UnitedHealthcare has said Mangione was not a client.
About 7 in 10 adults say that denials for health care coverage by insurance companies, or the profits made by health insurance companies, also bear at least “a moderate amount” of responsibility for Thompson’s death. Younger Americans are particularly likely to see the murder as the result of a confluence of forces rather than just one person’s action.
Oh. That.
Slipped my mind as the last day or two I’ve been kinda distracted fighting UHC/Optum Rx over the latest runaround they’re giving me on my medication refill that I need in order to avoid major depressive episodes and suicidal ideation. I say latest because this is just our regular ritual every three months.
This latest round I’ve decided to admit defeat and just start paying out of pocket so I can get them from a local pharmacist of my choosing, without the runarounds, and without running out of my medications and fucking with my brain chemistry every three months. Hopefully they aren’t too expensive.
But, yeah, UHC CEO, thanks for the reminder. Thoughts and prayers and all that jazz.