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Wendell Potter

Freelance Analyst  The Center for Public Integrity
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Following a 20-year career as a corporate public relations executive, Potter left his position as head of communications for CIGNA, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, to show the world the dark inner workings of the insurance industry. He has testified before Senate and House committees, briefed several members of Congress and their staffs, appeared with lawmakers at several press conferences, spoken at more than 100 public forums, and has been the subject of numerous articles in the U.S. and foreign media. His new book is called Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans.

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Insurers are punished for misbehavior all the time, but almost no one notices and the firms see the penalties as the cost of doing business.

One of the reasons I left my job as a PR executive for the health insurance industry was because I could not in good conscience be a pitchma

“Death panels” are back in the news and Congress is turning its attention to them once again. The problem is, lawmakers are looking in all t

Is the health care reform law a good deal for Americans or is it so badly flawed that Congress should repeal it?...

While the country was struggling to emerge from a recession, and more and more of us were struggling with no medical coverage, the big for-p

New IRS reporting requirement could be axed, but malpractice reform is not likely....

Former executive says big firms don't want reform law repealed, but they do want to strip key regulations and consumer protections....

Will a "public option" have a better chance in Hartford than in Washington? Not if the insurance companies have anything to say about it. ..

Health insurers in Connecticut will call on some of their longtime allies to help turn the public and state lawmakers against the idea of cr

Lawmakers questioning the need for health care reform should check out this weekend's effort to provide free medical care at a Nashville hig

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