"How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans"

KansDem

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Tue Nov-16-10 10:43 AM
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"How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans"

Edited on Tue Nov-16-10 10:44 AM by KansDem

Wendell Potter on "Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans"

In the wake of the midterm elections, Republican lawmakers are vowing to repeal or defund the Democrats� landmark healthcare reform bill that President Obama signed into law earlier this year. A health insurance insider-turned-whistleblower argues that, instead of repealing the law altogether, Republicans will ultimately settle for gutting the law of its provisions that protect consumers. That�s because the insurance industry is a major beneficiary of healthcare reform and they�re also a major contributor to Republican campaigns. Wendell Potter should know. He spent two decades as a spokesman for two of the nation�s largest health insurers, Humana and CIGNA. He quit and made national headlines in June of last year when he testified on Capitol Hill about the profit motive driving the unscrupulous practices of the insurance industry. Wendell Potter joins us for an extended interview about his new book, Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans.

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Listened to this this morning. And my blood is still boiling! :grr:

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Tippy

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Tue Nov-16-10 10:48 AM
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1. K&R...Exactly right on.....

Edited on Tue Nov-16-10 10:50 AM by Tippy

It is not easy to repell any law....it was what they fed to the teabaggers to keep them all worked up...it worked..

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Edweird

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Tue Nov-16-10 12:05 PM
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2. "the insurance industry is a major beneficiary of healthcare reform"

Edited on Tue Nov-16-10 12:07 PM by Edweird

The 'reform' is far RW policy that does not benefit the people.

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Kalyke

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Tue Nov-16-10 12:06 PM
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3. I found out recently that he has the same degree from the

same university as I do. Nice to be in good company.

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L0oniX

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Tue Nov-16-10 12:14 PM
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4. More evidence of another one of our enemies.

Rich Machiavellian sociopath corporatist's

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Uncle Joe

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Tue Nov-16-10 12:16 PM
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5. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, KansDem.

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