Summary

Reddit’s r/medicine moderators deleted a thread where doctors and users harshly criticized murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Comments, including satirical rejections of insurance claims for gunshot wounds, targeted UHC’s reputation for denying care to boost profits.

Despite the removal, similar discussions continue, with medical professionals condemning UHC’s business practices under Thompson’s leadership, which a Senate report recently criticized for denying post-acute care.

Thompson, shot in what appears to be a targeted attack, led a company notorious for its high claim denial rates, fueling ongoing debates about corporate ethics in healthcare.

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    1 month ago

    This is a really uncomfortable situation for me as a user and made me want to use Lemmy even more

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      1 month ago

      Yep. Fuck censorship.

      Too many people think it’s acceptable until something they support is being censored.

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        1 month ago

        It’s not censorship, censorship is when the state censors certain topics etc.

        This is rich owners of large, easy to use and free social media websites trying to shape the conversation.