Healthcare Reform
Healthcare reformer WENDELL POTTER left his high-level insurance position to put forth an urgent call for policy action in his NYT bestseller, Deadly Spin. Drawing on his experience as an analyst at The Center for Public Integrity and as a consumer representative to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Potter shares a perspective informed by both analytical insights and direct advocacy for consumer interests in the realm of insurance and healthcare.
Insuring Your Business
WENDELL POTTER’s unique perspective blends insurance industry insider knowledge with fervent dedication to transform healthcare. From unpacking ERISA and legal exposure to providing guidance on industry best practices, Potter gives a comprehensive overview of what you need to know about the insurance industry.
Justice for Clients: The Truth About Surprise Billing
As the most influential advocate for healthcare reform, WENDELL POTTER exposes the dark underbelly of health insurance companies, shedding light on their deceptive tactics to maximize profits. Potter shares his reaction to seeing firsthand how insurance companies devastate the lives of customers by denying coverage to patients facing serious health issues and by setting policy deductibles unreasonably high.
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Wendell Potter continues his fight for healthcare as President of the Center for Healthcare and Democracy
President of the Center for Healthcare and Democracy WENDELL POTTER uses his role to continue to advocate for health insurance reform. After walking away from an executive position at Cigna, one of the country’s largest health insurers, Potter’s congressional testimony became a key building block in the case for expanding healthcare under the Affordable Care Act. In his current leadership position, Potter builds on his decade-long commitment to fixing America’s broken healthcare system by shining a light on the underhanded practices of big corporations and other moneyed interests that frustrate the efforts of the richest country in the world from providing basic universal healthcare for all its citizens.
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His impassioned plea for healthcare reform, was driven by his industry insider status: Potter saw first hand how insurance companies could devastate the lives of customers by denying coverage to patients facing serious health issues; or by setting policy deductibles so high that customers were forced into financial ruin. In addition, his urgent call for policy action was shaped by his experience as an analyst at The Center for Public Integrity and as a consumer representative to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. These roles contributed to Potter’s expertise, and a perspective that is informed by both analytical insights and direct advocacy for consumer interests in the realm of insurance and healthcare.
New York Times Best Selling author of Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans, Potter also wrote Obamacare: What's in It for Me? What Everyone Needs to Know About the Affordable Care Act as well as For Want of a Dentist: The Rise of the Dental Therapy Movement in Tribal Nations and the U.S., Lessons from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Most recently Potter along with Nick Penniman co-authored Nation on the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It.
In his substack newsletter, ‘HEALTH CARE un-covered,’ Potter examines and reports on breaking news within the U.S. healthcare system and insurance industry, and its impact on patient care.
Potter’s unique perspective blends insurance industry insider knowledge with fervent dedication to transform healthcare. Frequently hosted by physician, attorney, policy maker, employer, and other professional groups eager for insight on issues of concern, he engages audiences on a wide range of topics:
As the most influential advocate for healthcare reform, Wendell Potter exposes the dark underbelly of health insurance companies, shedding light on their deceptive tactics to maximize profits. Potter's courageous stance has catapulted him into the forefront of the healthcare reform movement, earning him accolades as a compassionate and influential thought leader.
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