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Health care industry assesses threats after UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing

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Following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, corporate security officials have held meetings looking at the new threats facing executives, especially those in health care, according to published reports.

This recent attack might be part of a growing safety issue for the health industry as a whole, with many frontline health workers facing more pressure and safety risks than before the pandemic.

Annalisa Merelli, a general assignment reporter for Here & Now's editorial partners at Stat News, the health and medicine publication, joins host Robin Young for more.

This segment aired on December 5, 2024.

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