By Sriparna Roy and Bhanvi Satija
January 16, 2025 – 7:48 AM PST
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(Reuters) – UnitedHealth (UNH.N) 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, the head of its insurance unit.
Thompson’s killing outside a hotel where the company was to hold its investor day meeting was met with shock across the industry as well as a social media outpouring of anger from Americans frustrated over their dealings with health insurers, citing medical care denials and high costs.
Witty said the company would work with policymakers to…