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NYT: UnitedHealth Systematically Silencing Critics After CEO Killing

HeadlineJul 15, 2025
Image Credit: Steven Garcia via Reuters Connect

The New York Times has revealed that UnitedHealth has launched an aggressive campaign to silence critics following the assassination of its chief executive, Brian Thompson, last year. In recent months, the health insurance company has targeted news outlets, journalists, a filmmaker, a doctor and others. In one instance, Amazon and Vimeo removed a documentary critical of the health insurance industry. UnitedHealth also reportedly threatened legal action against a Texas doctor who posted a TikTok video describing how she had to interrupt a surgery to take a call from the company about the patient’s insurance coverage.

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