ANALYSIS: An abiding faith in reform

By Wendell Potter

Golden State insurance commissioner optimistic about health reform and hopes for single-payer system

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… s of the importance of supporting the bill. There’s no question that the health insurance industry put a lot of resources into trying to defeat the bill. That was a big fact …"

ANALYSIS: Herman Cain's historic health reform histrionics

By Wendell Potter

Rigged insurance industry panel put candidate on a path to stardom

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… y beneficial affair Cain was engaged in around that same time — with the health insurance industry.Soon after President Bill Clinton unveiled his health care reform proposal …"

ANALYSIS: Losing the public relations war

By Wendell Potter

ObamaCare backers are being outhistled

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… ink than the fans.That doesn’t surprise me, either. During my years as a health insurance industry PR guy, I helped craft and implement plans that involved recruiting seemin …"

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ANALYSIS: Supreme Court likely to uphold Obamacare as constitutional

By Wendell Potter

Supreme Court likely to uphold constitutionality of health care reform because insurance firms need new customers

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… plan like Medicare or Medicaid — is a “must have” for the nation’s health insurance industry.The plaintiffs who filed the lawsuits, including the attorneys general of …"

ANALYSIS: A tired playbook of insurance industry scare tactics on health reform

By Wendell Potter

Insurers' flimsy claims about new costs reflect a well-worn playbook

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… ama administration will stand with consumers on this. …"

ANALYSIS: President Santorum would be insurers' best buddy

By Wendell Potter

Former Pennsylvania senator could always be relied upon to back health insurance industry

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… ent, no one will be happier than the executives I used to work with in the health insurance industry. Santorum was without a doubt one of the most reliable go-to guys in the S …"

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ANALYSIS: The battle for Vermont's health

By Wendell Potter

Reformers and health insurers square off in Vermont

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… see them. They’re hidden from view and probably always will be. But the health insurance industry’s big guns are in place and pointed directly at the citizens of Vermont. …"

ANALYSIS: Health care myths and realities

By Wendell Potter

Insurers love the health plans, consumers not so much

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… s become seriously ill or get hurt.One of the reasons I left my job in the health insurance industry was because I could not in good conscience continue to promote high-deduct …"

ANALYSIS: The end of health insurance as we know it?

By Wendell Potter

Big changes coming in how we obtain health coverage — and from who

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… the demise of the business model than any external factors.Ever since the health insurance industry came to be dominated in recent years by a handful of big for-profit corpor …"

ANALYSIS: Lack of leadership at the top of corporate ladder

By Wendell Potter

Misplaced values among health inusurers and investment banks.

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… lose our homes and our jobs.Similarly, I soured on common practices in the health insurance industry like refusing to sell coverage to children and others with “pre-existing …"

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