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Killing of insurance CEO exposes simmering anger at US health system

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74% Informative

Brian Thompson was the CEO of UnitedHealthcare , the insurance unit of health services provider UnitedHealth Group .

Police are still on the hunt for the suspected killer, whose motivation is unknown.

Security expert says that frustration at high costs across a range of industries inevitably results in threats against corporate leaders.

Recent research found 45% of insured working-age adults were charged for something they thought should have been free or covered by insurance.

17% of respondents said their insurer denied coverage for care that was recommended by their doctor.

Two-thirds of Americans said insurance companies deserve "a lot" of blame for high healthcare costs.

VR Score

74

Informative language

72

Neutral language

64

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

55

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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