UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addressed the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, in a guest essay for The New York Times. Thompson was shot outside a New York City hotel during the company’s annual investor conference on December 4, a killing seen as a violent expression of anger toward the insurance industry. Witty acknowledged frustrations with the U.S. health system, calling it a flawed “patchwork built over decades" that "does not work as well as it should." He described Thompson as a caring leader focused on improving care for consumers.