GRITtv: Whistleblower Wendell Potter on Current State of Health Reform

Friday 15 January 2010

Wendell Potter worked for CIGNA health insurers for over 15 years, including a position as head of communications. He left that job, in a 180-degree switch, to fight for the rights of all Americans to affordable health care.

He now serves as Senior Fellow on Health Care at the Center for Media and Democracy, and he joined Laura in studio today to give us a quick update on the health care reform process, explain the so-called "Cadillac tax," and remind us all that the battle isn’t over yet–there’s still time to fight.

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Great interview with Wendell

Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:46 — Anonymous (not verified)

Great interview with Wendell Potter. I am a single payer supporter who had already compromised on the public option and Medicare buy-in. So I was initially disappointed and mad at him because he stepped forward so quickly to defend the legislation after it lost its two biggest pluses - a strong public option and a Medicare buy-in for the middle-aged. I was not heartened by his suggestion that this was something we could potentially take and do more with, build upon. But I have heard from one of my representatives insofar as what our state might gain from the bill passing, and so I am weighing over now, to the Potter camp and what we might be able to achieve with what is going through now. Anyway, Wendell, if you're out there reading, keep up the great good, thank you for translating so much of this to many of us ...!