UHC murder suspect railed about U.S. health care. Here's what he missed
NPRUHC murder suspect railed about U.S. health care. Since suspect Luigi Mangione's arrest, attention has turned to a handwritten note, police say they found on him, which according to the AP called health insurance companies "parasitic" and noted the disconnect between this country's expensive health care system and low life expectancy. It's true that U.S. health care is uniquely costly and often frustrating, but experts say the reasons our life expectancy trails many comparable nations are complex. "But the majority of the reason for poor life expectancy in the United States exists outside of the health care space." Denials of care One way that this systemic issue has played out among corporate health insurance companies is through the denial of claims for treatments deemed not "medically necessary."