Remember Watergate and the down fall of President Richard Nixon? Well, this might not be quite as good but it is going to be interesting!
For nearly 20 years, Wendell Potter, 57, had a six-figure job inside the health insurance industry, most recently as Vice President of Corporate Communications for the CIGNA Corporation. He left last year and is now a Senior Fellow on Health Care with the Center for Media and Democracy, a nonprofit group dedicated to uncovering the corporate and public relations influences over government, opinion, and public policy.
As insurance industry lobbyists flock to the nation’s capital to keep the lucrative industry alive, Potter is going public. He talks to Bill Moyers on PBS tonight (Friday, July 10).
My Take: Potter tells it like it is…health insurers only priority is making money…and they will do whatever they need to do to make sure they make a lot!
A little preview of his appearance is found in this interview with Jane Akre of InjuryBoard.