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Obama's False Friends of Health Reform

by Wendell Potter — July 1, 2009 - 9:29am
  • Topics: Corporations, Health

    • I'm hoping President Obama realizes that some of the folks who've been currying favor with him are not, as they claim, bringing "solutions" to the health care reform table. Most Americans -- especially those who voted for him -- want nothing to do with the kind of "reforms" they are peddling.

    If you watched the president's televised Q&A on ABC last Wednesday night, you probably noticed that one of the people in the audience was Ron Williams, the chairman and CEO of Aetna, Inc., the nation's third largest health insurer, and currently one of the most profitable. But there are a few things that you should know about Williams.

    The Health Care Industry vs. Health Reform

    by Wendell Potter — June 24, 2009 - 1:12pm
  • Topics: Corporations, Health, Lobbying

    • I'm the former insurance industry insider now speaking out about how big for-profit insurers have hijacked our health care system and turned it into a giant ATM for Wall Street investors, and how the industry is using its massive wealth and influence to determine what is (and is not) included in the health care reform legislation members of Congress ar

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