UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders over reaction to CEO's killing
UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders over reaction to CEO's killing

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UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders over reaction to CEO's killing

UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders over reaction to CEO's killing
UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders over reaction to CEO's killing
The group, which is seeking unspecified damages, argued that the public backlash prevented the company from pursuing “the aggressive, anti-consumer tactics that it would need to achieve” its earnings goals.
They are not even denying it anymore that health insurance in the US is not for the patients benefit.
Every corporation with shareholders' top priority is creating wealth for the share holders. By US law if I remember correctly.
It's actually not the law, but there is a significant amount of "shareholder primacy" where the business emphazises their duty to do so.