Wendell Potter commentary
Former CIGNA executive-turned-whistleblower Wendell Potter is writing about the health care industry and the ongoing battle for health reform. His columns are published every Monday.
Potter is the author of Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans and Obamacare: What’s in It for Me? What Everyone Needs to Know About the Affordable Care Act.
Wendell Potter commentary
Published — October 26, 2015 Updated — October 28, 2015 at 3:34 pm ET
How to reduce the absurd amount of money Americans spend on health care? One community at a time
Commentary: thinking big with Esther Dyson
Wendell Potter commentary
Published — September 28, 2015 Updated — October 21, 2015 at 5:22 pm ET
Presidential candidates in fantasy land over health care
Commentary: candidates say this and that about health care, but it’s the insurers and pharmaceutical companies that call the tune
Wendell Potter commentary
Published — September 21, 2015 Updated — September 22, 2015 at 2:55 pm ET
Insurers using lobbying muscle, campaign cash to push mergers
Commentary: firms pulling Washington’s power levers on Capitol Hill
Wendell Potter commentary
Published — August 31, 2015
Insurers say private Medicare plans are better, but we really don’t know
Commentary: firms hold tight to data, so comparing their programs with traditional Medicare not possible
Wendell Potter commentary
Published — August 24, 2015
Merger of health insurers usually leads to big payday for executives
Policyholders end up paying more, according to studies
Wendell Potter commentary
Published — August 17, 2015
Health insurers working the system to pad their profits
Commentary: taking advantage of Medicare Advantage
Commentary: GOP contenders hate Obamacare but don’t have an alternative and know nothing about health insurance
Wendell Potter commentary
Published — August 3, 2015
Privatizing Medicare would create more problems than it solves
Commentary: elderly health program was created 50 years ago for a reason