Trump’s Stealth Attack on America’s Seniors

Diane Archer / Independent Media Institute Oct 7, 2019 A new executive order calling for "market-based" pricing will eviscerate traditional Medicare and steer the public to for-profit plans. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How Health Insurers Use Cash and Gifts to Manipulate Employers

Marshall Allen / ProPublica Feb 20, 2019 A new report finds the industry is lavishing independent brokers with payouts and perks. Critics call them a "classic conflict of interest." Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Round Table on the Health Care Ruling

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 29, 2012 Dr. Oliver Fein of Physicians for a National Healthcare Program, Wendell Potter, a whistle-blower and former executive at Cigna and Humana, and Jodi Jacobson, editor in chief of RH Reality Check, discuss the consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wendell Potter on ‘Deadly Spin’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2010 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." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Brave New Baucus Bill Primer

Staff / Truthdig Sep 29, 2009 As this commentary from the vigilant videographers over at Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films outfit points out, Sen. Max Baucus' health care reform bill definitely would serve the interests of at least some interested parties -- namely, the health insurance companies themselves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Health Insurance Whistle-Blower Knows Where the Bodies Are Buried

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jul 15, 2009 Wendell Potter is the health insurance industry's worst nightmare. He's a whistle-blower. Potter, the former chief spokesperson for insurance giant CIGNA, recently testified before Congress, "I saw how they confuse their customers and dump the sick -- all so they can satisfy their Wall Street investors." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )