According to reports, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Vitti remembered slain coworker Brian Thompson as “one of the good guys” in a new memo Wednesday and told employees to “honor his life” by helping patients and their families. “Encouraged to do.
According to the memo obtained, Vitti wrote, “Brian was one of the good guys.” By Newsweek.
“He was definitely one of the smartest people. I think he was one of the best. I will miss him. And I am extremely proud to call him my friend.”
The note to employees comes a week after Thompson, the 50-year-old CEO of UnitedHealthcare, a division of UnitedHealth Group, was shot to death on a Midtown Manhattan street before an investor conference in the Big Apple.
Luigi Mangione, 26, has been charged with murder after he was caught inside a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania on Monday.
The brutal murder has drawn attention from the health insurance industry, and some have even cruelly celebrated Thompson’s violent death because of his condition.
“I know this has been an exceptionally difficult week,” Vitti said in the letter. Obtained by ABC News. “Our company is in a state of mourning.”
According to Newsweek, Vitti asserted that “Many people have said that we are all a little better for knowing Brian.”
“As we begin to move forward, the best way to honor his life and everything he stood for is to carry on his legacy – to continue to do right by those who entrusted us with their care And who are trusting us to take care of their loved ones,” he said.
“We are grateful to Brian for delivering on his promise to make health care better for everyone in every way,” Vitti added. “That work never stops.”
What we know about the firing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
- Brian Thompson, CEO of insurance giant UnitedHealthcare, shot on wednesday A “brazen, targeted attack” outside a luxury Midtown hotel, police said.
- Thompson was named CEO of UnitedHealth in April 2021. He joined the company in 2004. he was one of Many senior officers of the company are under investigation By the Justice Department.
- Thompson’s wife Paulette told him Husband was receiving threats Before he was killed.
- Thompson’s shooting sparked support online from sick people, and even an inspiration Tasteless lookalike contest in NYC,
- has been a person of interest caught by police officers Inside a McDonald’s in Altoona, PA.
- The suspect has been identified Luigi Mangione, 26, is originally from Towson, MD. He is an Ivy League graduate who hates the medical community.
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According to ABC News, he said he is very proud to work at UnitedHealth Group, which does such good work for so many people and has some of the kindest, most dedicated and truly talented people in healthcare. Appreciated the employees.
Vitti stressed to his staff that their work “really, really matters” and said that even though “these days have been dark, our patients, members, customers are sending us light.”
The Post sought comment from UnitedHealth Group late Wednesday.
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