Murder of CEO: Has the perpetrator denounced the health system?

Murder of CEO: Has the perpetrator denounced the health system?

McDonald's, Pennsylvania, USA - A shocking incident shaked the United States: Luigi Mangione, 26, is suspected of having murdered the CEO of Unitedhealthcare, Brian Thompson. When he was arrested in a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, the police found a handwritten manifesto, which expresses the frustrations Mangiones through the system of American health care. As reporting on Stat News , the name of the journalist Elisabeth Rosenthal and the Documentary filmmers Michael Moore mentioned, who are known for denouncing corruption and greed in the health sector. Mangione directly addressed the growth of Unitedhealth Group and found that despite this growth, life expectancy has not increased in the country.

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The autopsy of the manifesto shows how manione deals with topics that have been discussed by critics of the health insurance system for years. In his letter, Mangione expresses that the problem is not only a question of consciousness, but also of power games. Rosenthal, former editor -in -chief of KFF Health News and author of "An American Sickness", pointed out the profound frustration of the patients who are disappointed with a system that does not meet their needs. She said that many have the feeling that they are financially worse because they have to bear high expenses for insurance and health care. Michael Moore, whose film "Sicko" shows the grievances in American healthcare, also addressed the profit -driven decisions of the insurance companies that often decide on life and death.

Mangione is not only charged for murder, but is also in the tangle of several legal charges in Pennsylvania and New York. It is currently being negotiated to New York, where the public prosecutor deals intensively with the case. The case also raises questions about the mental states of the perpetrators and the deep problems within the American health system, which have been emphasized by active voices such as Rosenthal and Moore in recent decades.