Wendell Potter on ‘Deadly Spin’
The health industry spinmaster-turned-whistle-blower says the consumer is funding the industry's smear campaigns: "A big portion of what we spend or pay in premiums is skimmed off to operate and conduct these fear-mongering and anger-mongering campaigns."
The health industry spinmaster-turned-whistle-blower says the consumer is funding the industry’s smear campaigns: “A big portion of what we spend or pay in premiums is skimmed off to operate and conduct these fear-mongering and anger-mongering campaigns.”
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