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The Jordan Harbinger Show

1151: Wendell Potter | Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans

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Jordan Harbinger

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4.8 • 12.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Former healthcare executive Wendell Potter reveals how insurance giants sacrifice patient care for profits and deploy deceptive tactics to fight reform.

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1151

What We Discuss with Wendell Potter:

  • Wendell Potter was a healthcare insurance executive at Cigna and Humana, and became a whistleblower after witnessing Americans seeking healthcare at a fairground in animal stalls, revealing how profit motives override patient care.
  • Insurance companies prioritize shareholder value over patient needs, with executives compensated primarily in stock, directly incentivizing them to deny claims and care to maximize profits.
  • Companies create "front groups" with misleading names like "Healthcare America" to manipulate public opinion against healthcare reform, using fear tactics to protect industry profits.
  • When denied coverage, patients should appeal decisions, enlist their doctors' help, and consider becoming a "squeaky wheel" through media attention, as companies often reverse denials when facing public scrutiny.
  • There is growing bipartisan support for healthcare reform and breaking up massive healthcare conglomerates. By understanding your rights, documenting communications, and persistently appealing denials, you can better navigate the system while supporting meaningful change.
  • And much more...

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We repurposed that front group, Health Care America,

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to try to get Americans to believe that what was being proposed

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would not be in their best interest.

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It was paid for exclusively by big insurance companies.

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Welcome to the show.

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I'm Jordan Harbinger.

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On the Jordan Harbinger show,

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