www.pbs.org insurance companies vs. Michael Moore. Bill Moyers interviews former health insurance industry executive Wendell Potter, who left the field after almost 20 years to become a health reform advocate. Check out Potters take on the campaign against Michael Moores film Sicko and tune in to Bill Moyers Journal, Friday, July 10, 2009 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings www.pbs.org for his experiences inside the health insurance industry, their work fighting a public option, and the insurance companies close ties to Washington. The entire interview will be available after broadcast at www.pbs.org
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I admit to having being duped into thinking Moore was “nothing but an entertainer” – and was theretofore, a simple lightweight on this complex topic of health care. I realize now that Micheal Moore actually understood the issues at hand, perhaps even understood how important Canadians felt about their health care system which, by the way is very strong. I am so glad to be a Canadian.
Because Khyron the companies themselves can choose who they want to cover. Healthy children are a good risk so they will sell you ins. if somebody will buy it for you; older people or those with “pre-existing conditions” find themselves un-insurable in the US for-profit system.
@KhyronDesintegrado
Because you had no money to steal. McDonalds sponsor childhood cancer clinics though their food causes childhood diabetes and cancer.
… you know what.. let me tell you something that is really weird.
When I was a illegal immigrant here in USA I was completely cover by Kaiser Permanente, because they had a program for kids that were born Outside the USA, my co-paymeny was only $5.
I did it to go to a psychiatrist and psycologist, and I will still pay only $5. If Kaiser Permanente gave me, a illegal immigrant, such a nice care, then why all americans be cover as well as I was?
I remember that just 10 years ago, I only had a $5 co pay…those days are gone…
In the 27 years I have had insurance I used it once, I can remember 22 years ago not paying anything for insurance now I pay over $200.00 a week something has to change, I have not missed a days work in 22 years and I dont want a hand out I just want affordable health care.
Regime change Lieberman, his GOP Obama Pet Goat and all GOP-Dem-Likud Crime Family owned by insurance terrorists using our taxes to bomb Exxon, BP and ARCO’s taxpaid oil targets in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. Let Hebrew Princess Lieberman go quickly back to Tel Aviv. Are those billionaire CEO’s tall insurance office-buildings in Hartford, safe from a solid airline attack?
Hey! I am a self -employed 29 year old female, we need reform, I work hard! I’m not asking for a fing hand out but I would like to get covered, at an affordable cost, WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT!
We as conservatives stand against the socialized government controlled vaccine program that currently exists in the United States.
We want to privatize this institution. Americans should have the freedom to take responsibility for themselves, stop looking for hand outs, and shop the free market for a best H1N1 vaccine.
NO to publicly funded vaccines.
WHAMMI!! good job MM
NICE !
Wait another month and see what you health care package from work looks like. You ‘re going to want something to change in your favor.
wendell potter; You want the Obama public health care program because it will force people to buy health insurance. This will save the bankrupt privet insurance industry. You are a liar & prostitute and still work for Wall Street financial interests & the privet insurance industry. What a immoral piece of crap you are. How can you live with you continues crimes against people? Google: OTC Interview with Anton Chaitkin the British Monarchy & Euthanasia
I going to Canada ASAP
It’s amazing how these companies schemes against the truth. Americans are so misinformed by the media.
It is so absurd that sounds like a conspiracy theory. But, unfortunately it is the truth.
looks like that propaganda worked on you!
and it is only corrupt because it allows the industry to dictate it’s prices to them w/o checks and balances on them.
There is a special place in HELL for insurance company execs and members of congress on their payrolls. Joining them will be the citizens that have good healthcare that don’t give a damn about their fellow citizens who don’t.
If a private for profit system were set up to cover those who are currently enrolled in Medicare, and this would make no sense – unless the company could cherry pick the healthiest seniors, they would almost immediately go out of business. You do not make money by paying for individuals medical bills, you make money by not paying for them The answer to solving medicare’s fiscal problem is simply: bring everyone into medicare. Thus its costs would be distributed among the healthy. Failure Please!
Medicare Failed? Medicare was established 44 years ago. Medicare has provided medical coverage to millions upon millions of people who otherwise could not have gotten it. For they are old and sick, and thus there is no profit to be made from them. The US has among the lowest average life span among developed nations. Without Medicare, it would be lower. Medicare’s fiscal problems are not due to its structure, but are rather do to who it insures, old/sick people, who have numerous medical bills
Is that the same medicare that is going bankrupt? Is that the same medicare that loses millions each year to fraud and waste? Is that the same medicare that has an I.O.U.(does exist) trust fund backing it?
Obama’s healthcare bill will be another failed government experiment just like that medicare you are talking about.
I feel sick…crap.
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for ONE people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and EQUAL station to which the Laws of Nature and of Natures God ENTITLE them, a Decent Respect to the opinions of HUMANKIND requires that they should declare the CAUSES which impel them to the separation.- from FOR PROFIT DENIALCARE BARONS~
SINGLE PAYER OR DIE BROKE!
research HR 676
Sorry. Meant to thumbs up.
This is why the dereliction of duty of the fourth estate is so egregious.
Remember that these town hallers are a very small minority. We outnumber them by millions.
More people need to watch Wendell potter videos no Harry potter videos!
It’s amazing isn’t it? People fighting for the rights of large corporations over their fellow citizens. As if basic health care is somehow a priviledge. Talk about drinking the Kool Aid.