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UnitedHealth CEO, who earned $25 million in 2023, whines about public blowback (www.thedailybeast.com)
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[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 51 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Witty, clearly reading from a script and dressed casually, defended his industry against accusations it refuses people vital coverage saying “we guard against the pressures that exist for unsafe care or unnecessary care.”

Witty, a British former pharma executive who is known as Sir Andrew Witty in the UK after being given a knighthood by the late Queen Elizabeth, is facing a Department of Justice probe into insider trading allegations.

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 week ago

"Unnecessary care" is so unbelievably evil, given the american healthcare system.

[–] rational_lib@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

a British former pharma executive

If only he were a farmer before that, then he'd be a former former farmer pharma executive.