UnitedHealthcare provides a clear example of the trend. The insurer exited some markets in 2025 and expects Medicare Advantage enrollment to shrink by more than 1.1 million older adults, the company said last week in its full-year 2025 earnings report. When insurers leave a market, enrollees are forced to select new plans that may not include the same doctors, hospitals or benefit packages, Forbes reported.
Mangione, 27, was arrested in December 2024 and charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a sidewalk in Midtown Manhattan. Public officials condemned the shocking assassination. Mangione became a folk hero to some Americans who decry steep healthcare costs. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges and is expected to face trial next year. Mangione has pleaded not guilty in a separate federal case where prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty.
Shane Daley, 40, of Galway, New York, was arrested and charged with harassing a relative of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after leaving disturbing voicemails praising his death.
The terror charge against Luigi Mangione is substantiated by the panic he caused among healthcare executives, leading to increased security measures due to fear for their safety.
Forcing the 27-year-old accused killer to continue appearing with his hands cuffed and sporting the vest will 'perpetuate a false narrative that Mr. Mangione is an unusual danger requiring extraordinary security measures,' his lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo wrote in a legal filing.
