UnitedHealth CEO Criticizes U.S. Healthcare System

UnitedHealth Group CEO: US health care needs to be ‘less confusing, less complex and less costly’
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UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty said on Thursday that healthcare in the U.S. needs to be "less confusing, less complex and less costly" during the company's first earnings call since the murder of Brian Thompson,
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The UnitedHealth Group leader whose murder in December unleashed a torrent of public frustration and dissatisfaction with the U.S. health care system was pushing for some of the very improvements that critics have been seeking.
UnitedHealth CEO: American healthcare needs to be "less complex and less confusing'
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