Tag: Wendell Potter
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Healthcare Debate to Heat Up in July
There are a lot of things going on with the effort to reform the nation’s healthcare. Probably more than I’ll be able to distill here. Here are some of the highlights. Some of you may remember that Democratic House leaders pledged to address healthcare by July 31st. For those of you without the benefit of…
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Profit Over Wellness
A little birdy dropped this fine piece of testimony in my lap overnight. In it, former CIGNA executive Wendell Potter describes just how important profit is over care in the current healthcare system in the US. From the testimony: The average family doesn’t understand how Wall Street’s dictates determine whether they will be offered coverage,…