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EPISODE · Apr 10, 2025 · 57 MIN

Wendell Potter, A Health Insurance Exec Turned Whistleblower, On Blowing Up Our System

from Why Should I Trust You? · host Brinda Adhikari, Tom Johnson, Maggie Bartlett, Dr. Mark Abdelmalek

On today's episode, we tackle a topic that sparks more fear, frustration, and mistrust than perhaps any other: health insurance. From denied claims to endless bureaucratic red tape and the dread of sky-high out-of-pocket costs, it's no wonder so many Americans feel trapped. While more people are covered than ever before, many are still skipping doctor visits, avoiding exams, and forgoing prescription refills due to the financial burden. The raw emotion was on full display in the shocking response to the murder of the United Healthcare CEO. Today, we sit down with Wendell Potter, a former health industry insider turned whistleblower who walked away from his high-paying job to fight for reform in the very industry he once served. In today's divisive conversation about making America healthier, is fixing healthcare the one thing we can all agree on?Hosts:Brinda AdhikariTom JohnsonMaggie BartlettDr. Mark AbdelmalekGuest:Wendell Potter, former health insurance executive at Cigna; president of the Center for Health and DemocracySources:I Was a Health Insurance Executive. What I Saw Made Me Quithttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/opinion/health-insurance-united-ceo-shooting.htmlIn US, Inability to Pay For Care, Medicine Hits New Highhttps://news.gallup.com/poll/658148/inability-pay-care-medicine-hits-new-high.aspxThanks for listening! If you like us, please leave a review, rate us, and please subscribe! Got questions? Comments? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

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On today's episode, we tackle a topic that sparks more fear, frustration, and mistrust than perhaps any other: health insurance. From denied claims to endless bureaucratic red tape and the dread of sky-high out-of-pocket costs, it's no wonder so many Americans feel trapped. While more people are covered than ever before, many are still skipping doctor visits, avoiding exams, and forgoing prescription refills due to the financial burden. The raw emotion was on full display in the shocking resp...

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