Cryptic clues at the scene of the UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder have people talking about a 2010 book scrutinizing the insurance industry. Here's what it says.

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Police are searching for the man who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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A health insurance CEO was murdered. The internet lashed out against insurers.

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A self-employed couple lost their home and livelihoods in Hurricane Helene. Their home insurance doesn't come close to enabling them to rebuild their lives.

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Andrew Marsh and Lindsay Thomas lost their home in Hurricane Helene.

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I was so focused on dorm room essentials I didn't know I had to do these 7 things ahead of my son's college move-in

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College move-in isn't just about the dorm.

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Shannen Doherty once said in a lawsuit that her cancer could have been stopped if she'd had health insurance

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Shannen Doherty died at the age of 53.

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A millennial who moved from Vancouver to LA says it transformed his social life. He said the biggest downsides were high rent costs and the US healthcare system.

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A millennial said the social benefits of moving from Vancouver to Los Angeles offset the financial challenges.

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A former US surgeon general went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called healthcare a 'broken system.'

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Dr. Jerome Adams, the former US surgeon general in a suit and bowtie

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Your tax dollars are getting spent on weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, and the total is adding up

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Getting hot new weight-loss drugs like Wegovy will still be a struggle in 2024

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Renee Rayburg, vice president of specialty clinical consulting at Pharmaceutical Strategies Group
Renee Rayburg, vice president of specialty clinical consulting at Pharmaceutical Strategies Group

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A merger between Cigna and Humana that would have created a gigantic $140 billion healthcare conglomerate has been called off

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Cigna's logo.

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