“Delay and Deny”: UnitedHealthcare’s Billion-Dollar Fraud Exposed After Midtown Shooting

Yesterday’s cold-blooded shooting in Midtown Manhattan shocked the nation—but beneath the headlines lies an even bigger scandal. For years, UnitedHealthcare has been at the center of a multi-layered, multi-billion dollar fraud that makes Enron look like child’s play. Now, with Senate investigations, DOJ probes, and investors losing millions, the truth is finally coming out.

How UnitedHealthcare Profited from Denying Care

According to a damning New York Times exposé, UnitedHealthcare systematically refused to pay for vital care for older Americans—especially those suffering from strokes and falls. Under CEO Brian Thompson, the company’s rate of denying “postacute” care more than doubled, jumping from 10.9% in 2020 to a staggering 22.7% in 2022. The result? Record profits: $281 billion in revenue last year alone.

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But behind the numbers are real people. Take Chris McN, a college student battling ulcerative colitis. After finally finding medication that worked, UnitedHealthcare flagged his case as “high dollar”—and denied coverage, claiming it wasn’t “medically necessary.” Internal calls and emails reveal employees laughing about these denials, celebrating the money saved while patients were left with millions in medical bills.

When Chris sued, he uncovered even more disturbing details: United doctors rubber-stamped denials without reviewing medical records, simply copying and pasting boilerplate language. Even when United’s own experts agreed with Chris’s physician, their opinions were buried.

The Scandal Goes Deeper: DOJ Investigations and Investor Betrayal

While the Senate hammered UnitedHealthcare for its cruel denials, the Biden Justice Department launched a separate investigation into possible antitrust violations. But in a shocking twist, UnitedHealthcare failed to disclose this probe to its own investors—who only learned of it after the media broke the story. By then, it was too late; millions were lost.

And while investors suffered, CEO Brian Thompson and other executives cashed out, selling their shares for millions before the truth came out. Thompson wasn’t just a bad apple—he was part of a rotten system. The same playbook was used at Steward Healthcare, where executives made millions and left Massachusetts with empty hospitals and abandoned communities.

For-Profit Healthcare: Built to Defraud

The problem isn’t just UnitedHealthcare. It’s the entire for-profit health insurance industry. While Medicare spends just 2 cents of every dollar on administration, private insurers burn through 20 cents—padding profits while patients suffer.

The Midtown shooting has taken a strange turn. NYPD reports bullet casings at the scene were etched with “delay” and “deny”—a chilling message that appears to target UnitedHealthcare’s heartless policies. Was it a lone gunman seeking revenge? Or a high-power investor trying to muddy the investigation?

The Real Question: Why Does America Allow This?

As the dust settles, one question remains: Why does the U.S. government allow these for-profit giants to get away with murder—financially and, now, literally? With millions at stake and lives on the line, Americans deserve answers.