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RMH scandal deepens with claims surgeons rorting WorkCover, private health insurers
The state’s corruption commission is investigating claims that surgeons at one of the country’s top hospitals fraudulently billed WorkCover and private health funds.
- by Broede Carmody and Henrietta Cook
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Luigi Mangione could face death penalty after new federal charges
A plane, a helicopter and a throng of police officers with assault rifles heralded the return of the suspected killer to New York.
- by Julio-Cesar Chavez, Jonathan Allen and Luc Cohen
Luigi Mangione charged with murder as an act of terrorism
The 26-year-old suspect faces an additional terror charge over the alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson.
- by Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz
Documentary makers swoop on Luigi Mangione story
Two separate documentaries are in the works about the story of Luigi Mangione, accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare chief Brian Thompson on a New York street.
- by Kayla Olaya
‘I’m not going to tamp it down’: Michael Moore welcomes anger stirred by Luigi Mangione
The director of Sicko says the emotion directed at the American healthcare industry is “1000 per cent justified”.
- by Garry Maddox
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These nurses stopped cleaning. Then the hospital docked their pay
As stacks of dirty linen and hospital waste piled up, seven private hospitals issued their nurses and midwives with a stern warning.
- by Angus Thomson
‘What do you do? You wack the CEO,’ Mangione’s notebook reportedly says
Authorities have said that writings found in the possession of Luigi Mangione, who police allege gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, hinted at a hatred of corporate greed.
- by Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo
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‘An insult’: UnitedHealth murder suspect has outburst outside hearing
Luigi Mangione was denied bail for the second time after he was taken into custody following the five-day manhunt that began with the shooting of an insurance CEO.
- by Julio-Cesar Chavez and Rich McKay
Police release two more photos of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooter
The hunt for Brian Thompson’s killer has yielded new evidence but few answers. New York’s mayor said, “The net is tightening.”
- by Michael R. Sisak and Cedar Attanasio
Wave of hate flows for health insurance industry after CEO’s shooting death
The shooting death of UnitedHealthcare’s Brian Thompson outside a New York hotel prompted an outpouring of horror stories in their dealings with health insurance companies.
- by Dionne Searcey and Madison Malone Kircher
Brian earned $15m a year at a billion-dollar company. No one knew him – till he was shot dead
Brian Thompson led one of the biggest health insurers in the US before he was shot dead in an apparent targeted killing in Manhattan.
- by Adam Geller and Tom Murphy
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