Dec 6, 2024

A CEO’s slaying and anger at American health insurers

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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield rolled back a highly-criticized policy regarding anesthesia following the killing of another insurer's CEO earlier this week.

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by Kristin Schwab

In New York, police are still searching for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday. The event has sparked a lot of discussion about health insurance policies and may have added to backlash against another insurer.

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The perfect career for this art and science lover? A medical illustrator

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Vinald Francis has a love of both art and science. Now, he works as a medical illustrator for textbooks and doctor's office posters.

Medical illustrators play a major role in making science a little more digestible, with far reaching implications.

Courtesy Vinald Francis

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