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From https://www.newsweek.com/brian-thompson-muder-health-insurance-2001041 https://www.newsweek.com/brian-thompson-muder-health-insuran... > The fatal shootin
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From https://www.newsweek.com/brian-thompson-muder-health-insurance-2001041 https://www.newsweek.com/brian-thompson-muder-health-insuran...
> The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has prompted healthcare executives to say they will address growing frustrations among Americans struggling with access to and costs of medical care.
From https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/23/health/health-insurers-preapproval-process-commitment https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/23/health/health-insurers-preapp...
> Months after the killing of a top health insurance executive unleashed Americans’ pent-up anger over denials of medical care, the industry announced Monday that it will take action to “streamline, simplify and reduce” the preapproval process.
However, from https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/health/insurers-prior-authorization-unitedhealthcare-ceo https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/health/insurers-prior-authori...
> However, multiple provider associations and patient advocacy groups interviewed by CNN say that little, if anything, has changed over the past year.
So, hard to say for sure.
- JumpCrisscross 4mo ago> hard to say for sure I don’t think it is. Healthcare prices are widely tracked. They’ve been rising faster than inflation for years. I have seen zero evidence that trend even temporarily abated after Luigi.
- inigyou 4mo agomy bad, it was actually denial rates that improved
- JumpCrisscross 4mo agoDo you have a source for that? Curious to see if total payouts went down, or if providers became less aggressive.