Following the passing of CEO Brian Thompson, UnitedHealth Group is facing additional controversy after his boss was shown in a leaked video.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Thompson was shot and died last week outside the Hilton hotel in Manhattan, New York.
Since then, Luigi Mangione, 26, has been apprehended as the culprit in the deadly gunshot and charged with murder; according to his lawyer, he will enter a not guilty plea.
Amid these developments, a new video has emerged featuring Sir Andrew Witty, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group and Thompson’s superior, expressing his frustration over social media users criticizing his industry.
In the video, he is heard lamenting about the negative comments from critics, describing them as “vitriolic” and “not in tune with reality.”
The remarks were originally made in a private video for staff, which has since been leaked and circulated online.
Journalist Ken Klippenstein shared a brief segment of the video on his Substack, and following a surge of attention, he later posted the full three-minute clip of Witty.
In the video, Witty states, “we guard against the pressures that exist for unsafe care or unnecessary care.”
United CEO Andrew Witty gave an address to the company today (video leaked to me). Some highlights:
– “we guard against the pressures that exist for unsafe care or for unnecessary care.”
– “There are very few people in the history of the US healthcare industry who had a bigger… pic.twitter.com/7ihMkHAcia— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) December 6, 2024
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