Following the murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, by Luigi Mangione, filmmaker Michael Moore has been called upon to comment on the situation. The director of Oscar-nominated documentaries Sicko and Bowling for Columbine, Moore was cited by Mangione as being one of the key figures exposing corruption in the healthcare system. He specifically mentions Sicko as a source of inspiration in his newly discovered manifesto.
In response, Moore posted an article on his Substack page that expresses his thoughts on the situation and his part in it. He writes, “After the killing of the CEO of United HealthCare, the largest of these billion-dollar insurance companies, there was an immediate OUTPOURING of anger toward the health insurance industry. Some people have stepped forward to condemn this anger. I am not one of them.”
Moore goes on to express how he is glad to see so many Americans becoming vocal about their anger and frustration toward the United States healthcare system, and that Luigi Mangione’s actions are just the spark to a fire. He continues, “…this anger is not about the killing of a CEO. If everyone who was angry was ready to kill the CEOs, the CEOs would already be dead. That is not what this reaction is about. It is about the mass death and misery — the physical pain, the mental abuse, the medical debt, the bankruptcies in the face of denied claims and denied care and bottomless deductibles on top of ballooning premiums — that this “health care” industry has levied against the American people for decades.”
Moore closed out the article by offering what he believes is a simple solution to the healthcare problem. He says, “Throw this entire system in the trash, dismantle this immoral business that profits off the lives of human beings and monetizes our deaths, that murders us or leaves us to die, destroy it all, and instead, in its place, give us all the same health care that every other civilized country on Earth has: Universal, free, compassionate, and full of life.” He also adds a link to Sicko for readers to watch for free, and he urges them to join the uproar after learning about the corruption exposed in the documentary.
Sicko is a 2007 documentary that was nominated for Best Feature Documentary at the 2008 Oscars. It blends investigative journalism with comedy to shed light on atrocities committed by the U.S. healthcare industry. The film was written and directed by Michael Moore and is available to watch for free on YouTube.
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