Wendell Potter

Wendell Potter is a former health insurance executive turned whistleblower and best-selling author, who testified about the industry in front of Congress. He is now the president of the Center for Health and Democracy and Business Leaders for Health Care Transformation.

SocietyJuly 5, 2021

Covid-19 Is a Wake-Up Call for American Health Care

The pandemic showed how broken the system has always been. President Biden needs to make fixing it a top priority.

Wendell Potter and Joe Sanberg
August 29, 2012

Exchange: ACA vs. Single-Payer—Bury the Hatchet?

Oliver Hall , Steffie Woolhandler , David U. Himmelstein and Wendell Potter
Health CareJuly 11, 2012

Healthcare Advocates: Time to Bury the Hatchet

As a former insurance flack, I know progressive infighting over Obamacare will play right into the industry’s hands.

Wendell Potter
Health CareJuly 12, 2011

ALEC Exposed: Sabotaging Healthcare

To a former health insurance executive, ALEC’s fight against “Obamacare” looks familiar—and straight out of the corporate playbook.

Wendell Potter
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Wendell Potter

SocietyJuly 5, 2021

The pandemic showed how broken the system has always been. President Biden needs to make fixing it a top priority.

August 29, 2012

Health CareJuly 11, 2012

As a former insurance flack, I know progressive infighting over Obamacare will play right into the industry’s hands.

Health CareJuly 12, 2011

To a former health insurance executive, ALEC’s fight against “Obamacare” looks familiar—and straight out of the corporate playbook.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.