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Fox News National Correspondent Bryan Llenas reports on the arrest of Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the slaying of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson, in your world.”
UnitedHealth Group It announced the new leader of its insurance division, UnitedHealthCare, on Thursday after last month’s alleged murder of Brian Thompson.
Tim Noel, who most recently served as CEO of UnitedHealth Group Medicare and Retirement Business, will step into the first job at UnitedHealthCare following the Thompson killing. Noel has worked for the company since 2007.
UnitedHealth Group said in a statement that Noel “brings unparalleled experience to this role with a proven track record and strong commitment to making health care work better for consumers, physicians, employers, governments and our other partners.”
UnitedHealthcare is the The largest health insurer in the United States and provides benefits to more than 50 million Americans.
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UnitedHealth Group veteran Tim Noel will serve as CEO of the company’s insurance division, UnitedHealthCare. (Images by Stephen Maturen/Getty/Getty)
Thompson was shot and killed on December 4 in Manhattan, where he was about to attend the company’s investor day. Law enforcement officials called the killing a “premeditated and targeted attack.”
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Thompson worked for the company for more than 20 years and previously served as chief financial officer for several of the company’s businesses, including its business and individual, community and state, and Medicare and retirement divisions before becoming – is in CEO of UnitedHealthcare.
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Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in Washington, DC, May 1, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Luigi Mangione was arrested and accused of murder In the killing, and also faces charges related to stalking, weapons and false identification. Mangione faces federal charges in addition to charges in the states of New York and Pennsylvania, where he was captured after a manhunt.
Ratings of people online Praise Mangione To allegedly carry out the killing, to use the crime as an opportunity to vent frustrations with America’s health care system.
This 2017 file photo of Brian Thompson was released by Businesswire when he was named CEO of UnitedHealthCare in 2017. (BusinessWire/Fox News)
Last week, UnitedHealth Group announced its most recent earnings report in which CEO Andrew Witty thanked the public for the “overwhelming expressions of condolence and support” following Thompson’s murder.
“Many of you knew Brian personally. You knew what he meant to all of us and how he dedicated his time to helping improve the health care system for all the people he was privileged to serve,” Witty said. Thompson would “dive with passion and care to find solutions to improve experiences, whether for an individual consumer or for an employer or public health agency.
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“The people at UnitedHealth Group remain focused on making high-quality, affordable health care more available to more people, while making the healthcare system easier for patients and providers to navigate, positioning us well for growth in 2025”.
Fox Business’s Daniella Genovese and Reuters contributed to this report.
