Industry Whistleblower Wendell Potter: However Court Rules on Healthcare, Solution is Single Payer

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman | Mar. 28, 2012 (Interview)

(Multimedia) As the Supreme Court examines whether Americans can be penalized if they lack medical coverage, we're joined by health industry whistleblower, Wendell Potter. A former spokesperson for CIGNA and Humana Insurance, Potter is the author of "Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans." "I, myself, am somewhat agnostic and detached from the outcome of what the justices decide," Potter ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 29, 2012 - 12:36 PM PDT
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As you know, the idea of an individual mandate actually is a conservative idea. It can be traced back to a proposal that came out of the Heritage Foundation in the 1990s in ... More »

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Throw out the ethically challenged political activist blackrobes of right wing death panels. There should have been recusals. Vote out the anti-social politicians who would suggest or consent to such judges.

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