Wendell Potter Calls the Finance Committee Bill an Absolute Gift to the Insurance Industry

I would take this as a warning from a former insider, you think? At any rate we all know Wendell Potter from his testimonies in front of Congress on how the algorithms and the health insurance business works. We have a President too who has first hand experience too with his mother and her issues on her death bed worrying about insurance coverage and bills. It appears there’s much more bargaining time at the table to occur before we have the ultimate plan and laws created and hopefully some “algorithmic centric” laws while we are at it. BD

Is Distraction Getting in the Way of HealthCare Reform

Wendell Potter, a former CIGNA executive, calls the Finance Committee bill an "absolute gift" to the insurance industry. It requires families to purchase coverage but doesn't require the industry to provide coverage that is adequate and affordable. That's wrong and it's a political train wreck. Requiring families to get insurance they cannot afford or fining them thousands of dollars if they don't will create a huge political backlash.

The President made it clear that America can't wait for meaningful reform that lowers costs, improves quality, covers more and stops insurance company abuses. That's why AFSCME joins him in this fight. AFSCME members know that the health of our family budgets, our federal budget and our very economy depends on health care reform this year. And we also know that the President and Congress can't get it done without the leadership and support of labor.

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