Brian Thompson Age, Death, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Brian Robert Thompson
Nickname	B.T.
Profession	Businessman
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Blue
Hair Colour	Light Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth	10 July 1974 (Wednesday)
Birthplace	United States
Date of Death	4 December 2024
Place of Death	New York City, U.S.
Age (at the time of death)	50 Years
Death Cause	Gunshot wound
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	American
Hometown	United States
School	South Hamilton High School, Jewell Junction, Iowa
College/University	University of Iowa, United States
Educational Qualification	Graduation in Business Administration and Accounting (1997)
Religion	Christianity
Controversy	Legal Charges In May 2024, a lawsuit accused Thompson, UnitedHealthcare chairman Stephen J. Hemsley, and two other executives of fraud and insider trading. The lawsuit claimed that they failed to disclose a Department of Justice antitrust investigation and sold stock options before the probe became public. [1]Independent
Social Media	LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Paulette Reveiz Thompson (doctor)
Children	Sons- 2 • Dane • Bryce
Parents	Father- Dennis Thompson (a grain elevator worker) Mother- Pat (Hunter) Thompson
Siblings	Brother- Mark

Some Lesser Known Facts About Brian Thompson

• From 1997 to 2004, Brian Thompson served at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Greater Minneapolis, St. Paul, as a manager in the transaction advisory services group of the audit practice.

• He joined United Health Group in April 2004 as Director of Corporate in its Development Group.

• In January 2008, Brian Thompson was promoted to the position of Vice President, Financial Controller, and CFO of Healthcare Alliances. He served in the position till May 2010.

• In May 2010, he was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (Community and State) at UnitedHealth Group in Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States. He served in the position till May 2011.

• From May 2011 to December 2013, Brian Thompson served as the Chief Financial Officer (Employer and Individual) at UnitedHealth Group.

• In December 2013, he was appointed as a Chief Financial Officer (Medicare and Retirement) at UnitedHealth Group.

• In July 2019, Brian Thompson was promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer (Government Programs) at UnitedHealth Group. He served in the position till April 2021.

• In April 2021, he was designated as the Chief Executive Officer at UnitedHealthcare in Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States.

• Under Thompson’s leadership, UnitedHealthcare’s profits rose from $12 billion in 2021 to $16 billion in 2023.

• In 2023, he gained attention during an investor meeting by announcing a shift to a “value-based care” model, where doctors are paid to keep patients healthy instead of only treating illnesses.

• ProPublica and the U.S. Senate investigated the rising ‘prior authorization denials’ during his tenure.

• A noted media house called these investigations a disgrace to his leadership.

• The Senate report focused on the rejections made by the company that affected Medicare Advantage plans for elderly and disabled patients.

• In 2019, UnitedHealthcare’s prior authorization denial rate was 8.7%.

• In 2021, the American Hospital Association criticized Brian Thompson over a UnitedHealthcare plan to deny payment for non-critical emergency room visits.

• UnitedHealthcare delayed rolling out the plan after receiving a negative public reaction.

• In 2022, under his leadership, the prior authorization denial rate rose to 22.7%.

• After that, UnitedHealthcare denied the claims for Medicare and non-Medicare patients at twice the industry average.

• On 4 December 2024, at 6:45 a.m. EST, Brian Thompson was in New York for UnitedHealthcare’s annual investors meeting. He had arrived in the city on 2 December 2024.

• While walking on West 54th Street toward the New York Hilton Midtown hotel, he was shot by a gunman.

• The attacker wore a black hoodie and used a silenced 9mm pistol.

• The gunman waited outside the building for several minutes. It indicated to the New York City Police Department (NYPD) that it was a targeted attack.

• Brian Thompson was shot multiple times from about 20 feet (6 meters) away, hitting his back and right calf.

• Police initially stated that the gunman fled on an electric Citi Bike, but Lyft, an American company providing riding services, later said the NYPD rejected that claim.

• After that attack on 4 December 2024, Brian Thompson was taken to Mount Sinai West Hospital and was declared dead at 7:12 a.m.

• The gunman was not found.
  

  The image issued by the New York City Police Department showed a man wanted for questioning in connection to the investigation of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on 4 December 2024

• Shell casings at the scene had the words ‘deny,’ ‘defend,’ and ‘depose’ written on them.

• Police believed that the words may point to a motive, as these words were similar to the insurance industry phrase ‘delay, deny, defend.’

• Thompson’s wife shared that he had previously received life threats, which may have been linked to issues of denied insurance coverage.

• In 2024, protests took place outside UnitedHealthcare’s Minnesota headquarters over alleged coverage denials, which could be connected to the threats.

• The killing was described as an assassination.

• On social media, many users celebrated the killing. They expressed anger toward Thompson, UnitedHealthcare, and the U.S. health insurance system.

• A physician told a noted media house that while the culprit should face justice, Thompson’s actions as CEO had caused huge suffering for millions of Americans.

• Brian Thompson had been living separately from his wife for years. They lived in separate homes less than a mile apart in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

• Minnesota police investigated a bomb threat at Thompson’s home 12 hours before his assassination in NYC.