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Ep 74: Wall Street, Whistleblowers and Change w/ Wendell Potter
Manage episode 482794132 series 2969805
A conversation with Wendell Potter
“We need to get Wall Street out of control of our healthcare system.”
This is the opinion of Wendell Potter, a former health insurance exec for Humana and Cigna turned whistleblower - exposing the practices of his former industry and choosing to seek change.
Wendell knows first-hand how these insurers operate, how they incentivize profit, how they use their financial power to influence Congress, and ultimately - what it will take to rip up the status quo and renew our healthcare system for the benefit of the American population.
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We spoke about how money has corrupted our democracy and specifically our health, why we should all get involved on a community level to move away from a financially motivated healthcare system, and what true
Follow me on Instagram and Facebook @ericfethkemd and checkout my website at www.EricFethkeMD.com.
My brand new book, The Privilege of Caring, is out now on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP6H6QN4
92 episodes
Manage episode 482794132 series 2969805
A conversation with Wendell Potter
“We need to get Wall Street out of control of our healthcare system.”
This is the opinion of Wendell Potter, a former health insurance exec for Humana and Cigna turned whistleblower - exposing the practices of his former industry and choosing to seek change.
Wendell knows first-hand how these insurers operate, how they incentivize profit, how they use their financial power to influence Congress, and ultimately - what it will take to rip up the status quo and renew our healthcare system for the benefit of the American population.
—-
We spoke about how money has corrupted our democracy and specifically our health, why we should all get involved on a community level to move away from a financially motivated healthcare system, and what true
Follow me on Instagram and Facebook @ericfethkemd and checkout my website at www.EricFethkeMD.com.
My brand new book, The Privilege of Caring, is out now on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP6H6QN4
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