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<youtube size="small" align="right" border="red" caption="Bill Moyers interviews former health insurance industry executive Wendell Potter, who left the field after almost 20 years and became a health reform advocate and Senior Fellow with the [http://www.PRWatch.org Center for Media and Democracy]. This interview was broadcast on July 10, 2009 on PBS TV network.">0-M10jDkmm0</youtube>'''Wendell Potter''' was formerly Vice President of Corporate Communications for the [[CIGNA]] corporation. He left CIGNA in early 2008<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/ppl/webprofile?action=vmi&id=6084341&pvs=pp&authToken=wPpg&authType=name&trk=ppro_viewmore&lnk=vw_pprofile "Wendell Potter"], ''LinkedIn'', accessed June 2009.</ref> and in May, 2009, became [http://www.prwatch.org/cmd/bios.php/Wendell_Potter Senior Fellow on Health Care] with the [http://www.prwatch.org Center for Media and Democracy].  On June 24, 2009 he testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee in Washington, DC.<ref>U.S. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, [http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=6f02dcc8-ad5b-445c-81ca-36c9b06ebdd5 "Consumer Choices and Transparency in the Health Insurance Industry"], U.S. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, June 24, 2009.</ref><ref>Wendell Potter, [http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_files/PotterTestimonyConsumerHealthInsurance.pdf "Testimony of Wendell Potter, Philadelphia, PA"], Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, June 24, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.prwatch.org/node/8425 "Health Insurance Inside to Testify Before Senate"], Media Advisory, June 24, 2009.</ref>
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'''Wendell Potter''' was formerly Vice President of Corporate Communications for the [[CIGNA]] corporation. He left CIGNA in early 2008<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/ppl/webprofile?action=vmi&id=6084341&pvs=pp&authToken=wPpg&authType=name&trk=ppro_viewmore&lnk=vw_pprofile "Wendell Potter"], ''LinkedIn'', accessed June 2009.</ref> and in May, 2009, became [https://www.prwatch.org/cmd/bios.php/Wendell_Potter Senior Fellow on Health Care] with the [https://www.prwatch.org Center for Media and Democracy].  On June 24, 2009 he testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee in Washington, DC.<ref>U.S. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, [http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=6f02dcc8-ad5b-445c-81ca-36c9b06ebdd5 "Consumer Choices and Transparency in the Health Insurance Industry"], U.S. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, June 24, 2009.</ref><ref>Wendell Potter, [http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_files/PotterTestimonyConsumerHealthInsurance.pdf "Testimony of Wendell Potter, Philadelphia, PA"], Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, June 24, 2009.</ref><ref>[https://www.prwatch.org/node/8425 "Health Insurance Inside to Testify Before Senate"], Media Advisory, June 24, 2009.</ref>
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==Articles and resources==
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In December 2016, former journalist Potter announced the formation of [https://tarbell.org Tarbell], a site to raise awareness of the corrupting influence of money in politics - "reader-funded democracy" - <ref>https://www.poynter.org/news/tarbell-whistleblower-betting-crowdfunded-muckraking</ref> starting with a modest site, with plans for a more serious presence by summer of 2017. In June 2018, the site showed a staff of five (including Potter) and a 9-member board of directors, as well as an advisory board from across the nation.<ref>https://www.tarbell.org/people/</ref>
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==SourceWatch resources==
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* [https://www.sourcewatch.org/images/f/f0/SebeliusletterCWDCMD081110.pdf August 10, 2010 letter from Wendell Potter (CMD) and Consumer Watchdog to Kathleen Sebelius about insurance companies positioning themselves to maintain or increase profits under the new health reform law] (PDF)
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* [https://www.sourcewatch.org/images/5/5f/Sebeliusletterpressrelease.pdf Press release about the above letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Department of Health and Human Services] (PDF)
  
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===Related SourceWatch articles===
 
 
* [[America's Health Insurance Plans]]
 
* [[America's Health Insurance Plans]]
 
* [[CIGNA]]
 
* [[CIGNA]]
 
* [[Coalition for Health Insurance Choices]]
 
* [[Coalition for Health Insurance Choices]]
 
* [[Conservatives for Patients Rights]]
 
* [[Conservatives for Patients Rights]]
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* [[Health Insurance Industry Bad Practices]]
 
*[[Jonathan Gruber]]
 
*[[Jonathan Gruber]]
 
* [[Health Care for America Now]]
 
* [[Health Care for America Now]]
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===External resources===
 
===External resources===
 
====Official bio====
 
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* [http://www.prwatch.org/cmd/bios.php/Wendell_Potter Senior Fellow on Health Care, Center for Media and Democracy]
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* [https://www.prwatch.org/cmd/bios.php/Wendell_Potter Senior Fellow on Health Care, Center for Media and Democracy]
  
 
====Wendell Potter's Blog====
 
====Wendell Potter's Blog====
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* [http://www.prwatch.org/blog/35267 Wendell Potter's Blog]
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* [https://www.prwatch.org/blog/35267 Wendell Potter's Blog]
  
 
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====June, 2009====
 
* Laura Strickler, [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/23/cbsnews_investigates/main5108025.shtml Cigna Whistleblower to Testify - Former Health Insurance Executive Expected to Testify on Capitol Hill], CBS News online, June 23, 2009.
 
* Laura Strickler, [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/23/cbsnews_investigates/main5108025.shtml Cigna Whistleblower to Testify - Former Health Insurance Executive Expected to Testify on Capitol Hill], CBS News online, June 23, 2009.
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* Wendell Potter, [http://www.prwatch.org/blog/35267 The Health Care Industry vs. Health Reform], June 24, 2009, PRWatch.org.
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* Wendell Potter, [https://www.prwatch.org/blog/35267 The Health Care Industry vs. Health Reform], June 24, 2009, PRWatch.org.
 
* Trudy Lieberman, [http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/excluded_voices_6.php?page=all Excluded Voices - An interview with Wendell Potter], ''Columbia Journalism Review'', June 24, 2009.
 
* Trudy Lieberman, [http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/excluded_voices_6.php?page=all Excluded Voices - An interview with Wendell Potter], ''Columbia Journalism Review'', June 24, 2009.
 
* Ezra Klein, [http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/06/the_truth_about_the_insurance.html The Truth About the Insurance Industry], ''Washington Post'' blog, June 24, 2009.  [Note:  contains a PDF link to Wendell Potter's Senate Testimony]
 
* Ezra Klein, [http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/06/the_truth_about_the_insurance.html The Truth About the Insurance Industry], ''Washington Post'' blog, June 24, 2009.  [Note:  contains a PDF link to Wendell Potter's Senate Testimony]
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* Diane Levick, [http://www.courant.com/business/hc-cigna-testimony-0624,0,7422940.story Former CIGNA VP Blasts Insurers At Senate Hearing], ''The Hartford Courant'', June 24, 2009.
 
* Diane Levick, [http://www.courant.com/business/hc-cigna-testimony-0624,0,7422940.story Former CIGNA VP Blasts Insurers At Senate Hearing], ''The Hartford Courant'', June 24, 2009.
 
* Alice Gomstyn, [http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Health/story?id=7911195&page=1 Health Insurance Insider: 'They Dump the Sick' - Retired Health Insurance Executive Blows the Whistle on His Former Industry], ABC News Business Unit,June 24, 2009.  
 
* Alice Gomstyn, [http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Health/story?id=7911195&page=1 Health Insurance Insider: 'They Dump the Sick' - Retired Health Insurance Executive Blows the Whistle on His Former Industry], ABC News Business Unit,June 24, 2009.  
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* Rob Kall, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-kall/interview-with-health-ins_b_227270.html Interview with Health Insurance Exec/Whistleblower Wendell Potter], Huffington Post, June 26, 2009.
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* Rob Kall, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-kall/interview-with-health-ins_b_227270.html Interview with Health Insurance Exec/Whistleblower Wendell Potter], Huffington Post, June 26, 2009.  
 
* Reed Abelson, [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/business/01meddebt.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=politics Insured, but Driven Bankrupt by Health Crises], ''New York Times'', June 30, 2009.
 
* Reed Abelson, [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/business/01meddebt.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=politics Insured, but Driven Bankrupt by Health Crises], ''New York Times'', June 30, 2009.
  
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* [http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090823/BIZ/908230301 Congress must create health care reform from several bills], Times Herald Record, August 3, 2009.
 
* [http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090823/BIZ/908230301 Congress must create health care reform from several bills], Times Herald Record, August 3, 2009.
 
*Joshua Kendall, [http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/aug2009/sb2009087_865725.htm Small Biz Purging: When Companies Lose Health Care When a worker at a small business becomes gravely ill, insurance providers often later dump the company, a practice reforms may not address], ''Business Week'', August 7, 2009.
 
*Joshua Kendall, [http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/aug2009/sb2009087_865725.htm Small Biz Purging: When Companies Lose Health Care When a worker at a small business becomes gravely ill, insurance providers often later dump the company, a practice reforms may not address], ''Business Week'', August 7, 2009.
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* Scott Hensley, [http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2009/08/health_insurance_insider_turns.html Health Insurance Insider Turns On Industry], NPR Health Blog, August 11, 2009.
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* Scott Hensley, [http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2009/08/health_insurance_insider_turns.html Health Insurance Insider Turns On Industry], NPR Health Blog, August 11, 2009.  
 
* Sara K. Smith, [http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/Former-Insurance-Exec-Blames-Front-Groups-for-Town-Hall-Madness-53080132.html Manufactured Meltdowns at a Town Hall Near You. Opposition message follows a familiar pattern, says former health insurance exec], NBC New York, August 13, 2009.
 
* Sara K. Smith, [http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/Former-Insurance-Exec-Blames-Front-Groups-for-Town-Hall-Madness-53080132.html Manufactured Meltdowns at a Town Hall Near You. Opposition message follows a familiar pattern, says former health insurance exec], NBC New York, August 13, 2009.
 
* Mike Booth, [http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_13181216 Health care reform advocates say insurance companies already ration coverage], Denver Post, August 14, 2009.
 
* Mike Booth, [http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_13181216 Health care reform advocates say insurance companies already ration coverage], Denver Post, August 14, 2009.
 
*Ron Claiborne, [http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=8337500&page=1 Ex-Cigna Executive Tells Why He Left Insurance Industry to Champion Uninsured. Former PR Chief Says Insurance Companies Up to 'Same Old Tactics'], ABC Good Morning America, August 16, 2009.
 
*Ron Claiborne, [http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=8337500&page=1 Ex-Cigna Executive Tells Why He Left Insurance Industry to Champion Uninsured. Former PR Chief Says Insurance Companies Up to 'Same Old Tactics'], ABC Good Morning America, August 16, 2009.
 
* Anne Underwood,  [http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/how-much-competition-among-insurers/ For Many Consumers, Few Insurance Choices], ''New York Times'', August 19, 2009.
 
* Anne Underwood,  [http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/how-much-competition-among-insurers/ For Many Consumers, Few Insurance Choices], ''New York Times'', August 19, 2009.
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*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33209289 “Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', August 19, 2009.
 
* Jim Lehrer, [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/health_08-20.html Former Insurance Exec Speaks Out on Health Reform], Jim Lehrer Online Newshour, August 20, 2009.
 
* Jim Lehrer, [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/health_08-20.html Former Insurance Exec Speaks Out on Health Reform], Jim Lehrer Online Newshour, August 20, 2009.
 
* [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/health_08-20.html Former Insurance Exec Speaks Out on Health Reform], PBS News Hour, August 21, 2009.
 
* [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/health_08-20.html Former Insurance Exec Speaks Out on Health Reform], PBS News Hour, August 21, 2009.
 
* Michael Boothand Jennifer Brown, [http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_13181216 Health care reform advocates say insurance companies already ration coverage], ''Denver Post'', August 22, 2009.
 
* Michael Boothand Jennifer Brown, [http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_13181216 Health care reform advocates say insurance companies already ration coverage], ''Denver Post'', August 22, 2009.
 
* Tom Hamburger and Kim Geiger, [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/healthcare/la-na-healthcare-insurers24-2009aug24,0,6925890.story Healthcare insurers get upper handObama's overhaul fight is being won by the industry, experts say. The end result may be a financial 'bonanza.'], ''Los Angeles Times'', August 24, 2009.
 
* Tom Hamburger and Kim Geiger, [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/healthcare/la-na-healthcare-insurers24-2009aug24,0,6925890.story Healthcare insurers get upper handObama's overhaul fight is being won by the industry, experts say. The end result may be a financial 'bonanza.'], ''Los Angeles Times'', August 24, 2009.
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* Jaimy Lee, [http://www.prweekus.com/QA-Wendell-Potter-former-insurance-industry-PR-exec/article/147258/ Q&A: Wendell Potter, former insurance industry PR executive], ''PRWeek'', August 25, 2009.
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* Jaimy Lee, [http://www.prweekus.com/QA-Wendell-Potter-former-insurance-industry-PR-exec/article/147258/ Q&A: Wendell Potter, former insurance industry PR executive], ''PRWeek'', August 25, 2009.  
 
*Nicolas D. Kristof, [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/opinion/27kristof.html?em Health Care Fit for Animals], ''New York Times'', August 27, 2009.
 
*Nicolas D. Kristof, [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/opinion/27kristof.html?em Health Care Fit for Animals], ''New York Times'', August 27, 2009.
 
* Jennifer Liberto, [http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/01/news/economy/health_insurers_ceo_pay/index.htm Is health care the next ‘bonusgate’], CNNMoney.com, August 28, 2009.
 
* Jennifer Liberto, [http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/01/news/economy/health_insurers_ceo_pay/index.htm Is health care the next ‘bonusgate’], CNNMoney.com, August 28, 2009.
  
 
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====September, 2009====
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*Jennifer Liberto, [http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/01/news/economy/health_insurers_ceo_pay/?postversion=2009090113 Is health care the next 'bonusgate'? House energy panel asks 52 companies to cough up info on everyone who makes more than $500,000 a year. Insurers cry foul. Does health CEO pay matter?], CNNMoney.com, September 1, 2009.
 
* Judith Curtis-Mardon, [http://www.gjfreepress.com/article/20090902/OPINION/909019986/1021/NONE&parentprofile=1062 Blaming is easy. It's solving that's hard], ''Grand Junction Free Press'', September 2, 2009.
 
* Judith Curtis-Mardon, [http://www.gjfreepress.com/article/20090902/OPINION/909019986/1021/NONE&parentprofile=1062 Blaming is easy. It's solving that's hard], ''Grand Junction Free Press'', September 2, 2009.
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*Jennifer Liberto, [http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/01/news/economy/health_insurers_ceo_pay/?postversion=2009090113 Is health care the next 'bonusgate'? House energy panel asks 52 companies to cough up info on everyone who makes more than $500,000 a year. Insurers cry foul. Does health CEO pay matter?], CNNMoney.com, September 1, 2009.
 
 
*Yamiche Alcindor and Emma Brown, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/02/AR2009090203858.html At Vigils, Support Shown for Health-Care Bill], ''Washington Post'', September 2, 2009.
 
*Yamiche Alcindor and Emma Brown, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/02/AR2009090203858.html At Vigils, Support Shown for Health-Care Bill], ''Washington Post'', September 2, 2009.
 
* Dustin Beilke, [http://www.madisonmagazine.com/Madison-Magazine/December-2009/Career-Reversal/  Career Reversal], Madison Magazine, September 2, 2009.   
 
* Dustin Beilke, [http://www.madisonmagazine.com/Madison-Magazine/December-2009/Career-Reversal/  Career Reversal], Madison Magazine, September 2, 2009.   
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*Keith Girard, [http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-overview/12804980-1.html  Are Health Insurers ‘Purging’ Small Businesses to Boost Profits?], AllBusiness website, September 3, 2009.
 
*Keith Girard, [http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-overview/12804980-1.html  Are Health Insurers ‘Purging’ Small Businesses to Boost Profits?], AllBusiness website, September 3, 2009.
 
*Brad Plebani, [http://niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=background.view&backgroundid=00386 Private Profits, Cost Shifting and the Public Option], Nieman Watchdog website, September 4, 2009.
 
*Brad Plebani, [http://niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=background.view&backgroundid=00386 Private Profits, Cost Shifting and the Public Option], Nieman Watchdog website, September 4, 2009.
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*[http://www.fsrn.org/audio/health-insurer-enlisting-its-employees-kill-reform/5376 Health insurer enlisting its employees to kill reform], Free Speech Radio News, September 4, 2009.
 
 
* Senator [[Jay Rockefeller]], [http://sundaygazettemail.com/Opinion/OpEdCommentaries/200909050236 Burden of health care is immense], ''Charleston Gazette'', September 6, 2009.
 
* Senator [[Jay Rockefeller]], [http://sundaygazettemail.com/Opinion/OpEdCommentaries/200909050236 Burden of health care is immense], ''Charleston Gazette'', September 6, 2009.
 
* Kate Pickert, [http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1920893,00.html Wendell Potter: The Making of a Health-Care Whistle-Blower], TIME magazine, September 7, 2009.
 
* Kate Pickert, [http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1920893,00.html Wendell Potter: The Making of a Health-Care Whistle-Blower], TIME magazine, September 7, 2009.
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* John Commins, [http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-239067/Health-Leaders-Voice-Their-Opinions-About-House-Health-Reform-Bill.html  Health Leaders Voice Their Opinions About House Health Reform Bill], Health Leaders Media, September 16, 2009.   
 
* John Commins, [http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-239067/Health-Leaders-Voice-Their-Opinions-About-House-Health-Reform-Bill.html  Health Leaders Voice Their Opinions About House Health Reform Bill], Health Leaders Media, September 16, 2009.   
 
* Al Lewis, [http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_13341533 Epiphany about insurers], Dow Jones Newswires, September 16, 2009.
 
* Al Lewis, [http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_13341533 Epiphany about insurers], Dow Jones Newswires, September 16, 2009.
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*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2006/03/31/BL2006033100695.html Murray Waas,] [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/murray-waas/insurance-company-must-pa_b_289841.html "Insurance Company Must Pay $10 Million For Revoking Policy of Teen with HIV,"] ''Huffington Post'', Sept. 17, 2009.
 
* Harris Meyer,  [http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-insurance-jargon21-2009sep21,0,6802102.story For many, health policy jargon is clear as mud], ''Los Angeles Times'', September 19, 2009.
 
* Harris Meyer,  [http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-insurance-jargon21-2009sep21,0,6802102.story For many, health policy jargon is clear as mud], ''Los Angeles Times'', September 19, 2009.
 
* Faye Flam, [http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20090920_An_ex-insider_speaks_out.html An ex-insider speaks out Former Cigna spokesman says reform opponents use PR tricks], ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', September 20, 2009.
 
* Faye Flam, [http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20090920_An_ex-insider_speaks_out.html An ex-insider speaks out Former Cigna spokesman says reform opponents use PR tricks], ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', September 20, 2009.
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====November, 2010====
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*Wendell Potter, ''[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wendell-potter/why-i-will-stay-far-away_b_780961.html Why I Will Stay Far Away From Cliffs From Now on], Huffington Post, November 9, 2010
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*Chen May Yee, ''[http://www.startribune.com/business/110877639.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1OiP:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr A former Cigna spokesman changed sides and became a critic of the insurance industry.], Star Tribune, November 27, 2010
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* Russell Mokhiber, [http://www.singlepayeraction.org/blog/?p=3408 Wendell Potter, Single Payer and the Big Lie], Single Payer Action, July 16, 2012.
  
 
===Select Broadcast Interviews===
 
===Select Broadcast Interviews===
  
 
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====June, 2009====
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*[http://www.leftjabradio.com/happening/viewMore_new.asp?ID=135 “What’s Happening "], Left Jab Radio, June 29, 2009.
  
 
====July, 2009====
 
====July, 2009====
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*[http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/02/insurance.purging/index.html?iref=allsearch#cnnSTCVideo “Ex-executive accuses insurance giant of ‘purging’ customers "], '' CNN '', July 3, 2009. 
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*[http://www.xmfan.com/guide.php?q=Stand%20UP!%20866-96&mode=artist “Stand Up With Pete Dominick "], Sirius XM , July 16, 2009.
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*[http://www.opednews.com/articles/Health-Insurance-Whistlebl-by-Rob-Kall-090707-638.html “Health Insurance Whistleblower "], Op Ed News, July 7, 2009. 
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*[http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?show=7944 “Breakthru Radio"], July 23, 2009.
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*[http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/AS_IT_HAPPENS/20090728.shtml “As It Happens"],  CBS, July 27, 2009. 
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*[http://cbs5.com/investigates/health.insurance.profits.2.1105069.html “Insider says health insurers put profit over care "], '' KQED '', July 28, 2009. 
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*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32202278/ns/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/ “Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', July 28, 2009. 
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*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32218785/ns/msnbc_tv-the_ed_show/  “The Ed Show "], '' MSNBC '', July 29, 2009.
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*[http://paulharrisonline.blogspot.com/2009/07/fear-greed-health-care.html “Fear & Greed & Health Care"], KIRO , July 29, 2009. 
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*[http://www.cultureshocks.com/shows/2009/07/30/wendell-potter/ “Culture Shock Radio Show"], '' Wendell Potter”, July 30, 2009.
  
 
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====August, 2009====
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*[http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/bew-august-2009/ “Bob Edwards Radio Show "], '' Sirius XM'', August 1, 2009. 
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*[http://suziweissman.com/?q=node/227 “Beneath The Surface with Suzi Weissman "], '' KPFK Pacifica Radio '', August 3, 2009. 
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*[http://media.libsyn.com/media/radioornot/8-5-09_Wendell_Potter.mp3 “Nicole Sandler Show "], '' Air America '', August 5, 2009. 
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*[http://www.opb.org/thinkoutloud/shows/rx-profiting-sickness/ “Think Out Loud "], '' Oregon Public Broadcasting '', August 6, 2009. 
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*[http://www.wmnf.org/news_stories/7535 “The Battle Over Health Insurance Reform"], '' WMNF '', August 6, 2009. 
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*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111786686  “All Things Considered "], '' NPR '', August 7, 2009.
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*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32372208/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/ “The Rachel Maddow Show "], '' MSNBC '', August 10, 2009.
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*[http://www.620kpoj.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=thom_hartmann.xml “Mornings with Carl and Christine"], '' KPOJ '', August 11, 2009.
 
*CSPAN - U.S. Cable, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=180&amp;DateTime=8%2F11%2F2009+12%3A15%3A49+AM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=180&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= Capital News Today]. August 11, 2009.
 
*CSPAN - U.S. Cable, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=180&amp;DateTime=8%2F11%2F2009+12%3A15%3A49+AM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=180&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= Capital News Today]. August 11, 2009.
 
*Aljazeera English, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2690&amp;DateTime=8%2F11%2F2009+10%3A40%3A21+PM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=2690&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= AJE] August 11, 2009.
 
*Aljazeera English, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2690&amp;DateTime=8%2F11%2F2009+10%3A40%3A21+PM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=2690&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= AJE] August 11, 2009.
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*CNN - U.S. Cable, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=100&amp;DateTime=8%2F13%2F2009+8%3A12%3A49+AM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=100&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= American Morning Talk Show]. August 13, 2009.
 
*CNN - U.S. Cable, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=100&amp;DateTime=8%2F13%2F2009+8%3A12%3A49+AM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=100&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= American Morning Talk Show]. August 13, 2009.
 
*WCBS-NY (Radio) - New York, NY, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=150&amp;DateTime=8%2F13%2F2009+8%3A32%3A25+AM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=150&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= WCBS]. August 13, 2009.
 
*WCBS-NY (Radio) - New York, NY, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=150&amp;DateTime=8%2F13%2F2009+8%3A32%3A25+AM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=150&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= WCBS]. August 13, 2009.
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*[http://www.uneed2know.info/“U Need 2 know radio show "], '' WOIC '', August 13, 2009. 
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*[http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2009/08/14/potter.insurance.tells.all.cnn?iref=allsearch “Insurance insider tells all "], '' CNN '', August 14, 2009.
 
*CNN - U.S. Cable, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=100&amp;DateTime=8%2F14%2F2009+11%3A14%3A37+PM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=100&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= Anderson Cooper 360 Talk Show]. August 14, 2009.
 
*CNN - U.S. Cable, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=100&amp;DateTime=8%2F14%2F2009+11%3A14%3A37+PM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=100&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= Anderson Cooper 360 Talk Show]. August 14, 2009.
 
*CNN Europe - U.K. National, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=105&amp;DateTime=8%2F15%2F2009+3%3A13%3A21+AM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=105&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= CNNEU]. August 15, 2009.
 
*CNN Europe - U.K. National, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=105&amp;DateTime=8%2F15%2F2009+3%3A13%3A21+AM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=105&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= CNNEU]. August 15, 2009.
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*CSPAN - U.S. Cable, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=180&amp;DateTime=8%2F15%2F2009+2%3A57%3A19+PM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=180&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= Weekend News]. August 15, 2009.
 
*CSPAN - U.S. Cable, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=180&amp;DateTime=8%2F15%2F2009+2%3A57%3A19+PM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=180&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= Weekend News]. August 15, 2009.
 
*KITV-HON (ABC) - Honolulu, HI, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2455&amp;DateTime=8%2F16%2F2009+5%3A15%3A35+AM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=2455&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= Good Morning America Talk Show]. August 16, 2009.
 
*KITV-HON (ABC) - Honolulu, HI, [http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2455&amp;DateTime=8%2F16%2F2009+5%3A15%3A35+AM&amp;LineNumber=&amp;MediaStationID=2455&amp;playclip=True&amp;RefPage= Good Morning America Talk Show]. August 16, 2009.
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*[http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/12/health.industry.whistleblower/index.html?iref=allsearch#cnnSTCVideo  “How insurance firms drive debate "], '' CNN '', August 17, 2009.
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*[http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/12/health.industry.whistleblower/index.html?iref=allsearch#cnnSTCVideo  “Whistle-blower: Health care industry engaging in PR tactics "], '' CNN '', August 18, 2009.
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*[http://wamu.org/programs/dr/09/08/19.php “The Diane Rehm Show "], '' WAMU '', August 19, 2009. 
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*[http://www.sandiego1700.com/pages/Podcasts “This is America with Jon Elliott "], '' San Diego’s 1700 AM '', August 20, 2009. 
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*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32552304/ns/msnbc_tv-the_ed_show/“The Ed Show "], '' MSNBC '', August 24, 2009.
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*[http://www.wrn.com/2009/09/health-co-ops-may-face-difficult-in-upstart/ “Health co-ops may face difficulty in upstart "], '' Wisconsin Radio Network'', August 25, 2009.
  
 
====September, 2009====
 
====September, 2009====
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*[http://www.knpr.org/son/archive/detail.cfm?programid=1706  “The Public Option "], '' KNPR '', September 2, 2009. 
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*[http://www.fsrn.org/audio/health-insurer-enlisting-its-employees-kill-reform/5376 Health insurer enlisting its employees to kill reform], Free Speech Radio News, September 4, 2009.
 
*WKOW (ABC) - Madison, WI, [http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11123432 Whistle blower weighs in on health care reform], September 13, 2009.
 
*WKOW (ABC) - Madison, WI, [http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11123432 Whistle blower weighs in on health care reform], September 13, 2009.
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* Bill Maher Show, [http://rackjite.com/archives/3921-Bill-Maher-Interview-with-former-Cigna-Exec-Wendell-Potter-Sept-18,-2009.html Interview with Wendell Potter], HBO, September 18, 2009.
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*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2006/03/31/BL2006033100695.html Murray Waas,] [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/murray-waas/insurance-company-must-pa_b_289841.html "Insurance Company Must Pay $10 Million For Revoking Policy of Teen with HIV,"] ''Huffington Post'', Sept. 17, 2009.
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*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32877777 “Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', September 17, 2009.
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*[http://www.wdisam.com/fairnessdoctrine/ “The Chuck Morse Show "], '' WDIS '', September 17, 2009.
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*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32895220  “Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', September 17, 2009.
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*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32914212  “The Ed Show "], '' MSNBC '', September 17, 2009.
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mrw7t#synopsis  “The Report "], '' BBC '', September 18, 2009.
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*[http://www.hbo.com/billmaher/new_rules/20090918.html “Real Time with Bill Maher "], '' HBO '', September 18, 2009.
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*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32954382  “Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', September 18, 2009.
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*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32968359  “The Rachel Maddow Show "], '' MSNBC '', September 21, 2009.
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*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32984737 “Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', September 22, 2009.
 
* Amy Goodman, [http://www.democracynow.org/2009/9/30/insurance_industry_whistleblower_wendell_potter_blasts Insurance Industry Whistleblower Wendell Potter Blasts Senate Panel Rejection of Public Insurance Option], Democracy Now, September 30, 2009.
 
* Amy Goodman, [http://www.democracynow.org/2009/9/30/insurance_industry_whistleblower_wendell_potter_blasts Insurance Industry Whistleblower Wendell Potter Blasts Senate Panel Rejection of Public Insurance Option], Democracy Now, September 30, 2009.
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*[http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/National-Reporting Murray Waas][http://www.huffingtonpost.com/murray-waas/insurance-company-must-pa_b_289841.html "Insurance Company Must Pay $10 Million For Revoking Policy of Teen with HIV,"] ''Huffington Post'', Sept. 17, 2009.
  
 
====October, 2009====
 
====October, 2009====
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33209344 “The Ed Show "], '' MSNBC '', October 6th, 2009.
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33209344 “The Ed Show "], '' MSNBC '', October 6th, 2009.
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33209344 " Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', October 6, 2009.
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33209344 " Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', October 6, 2009.
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*[http://www.ndpeople.org/?id=35&form_data_id=136 “Joel Heitkamp Show "], '' KFGO '', October 7, 2009. 
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*[http://www.seedshow.com/programs/176-wendell-potter-091008 “The Seed Show "], '' WOIC '', October 8, 2009. 
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33293396/ns/msnbc_tv-the_ed_show/ " The Ed Show "], '' MSNBC '', October 12, 2009.
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33293396/ns/msnbc_tv-the_ed_show/ " The Ed Show "], '' MSNBC '', October 12, 2009.
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33293340 " Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', October 12, 2009.
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33293340 " Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', October 12, 2009.
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*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33327026 " Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', October 14, 2009.
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33327026 " Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', October 14, 2009.
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33327140#storyContinued " The Rachel Maddow Show "], '' MSNBC '', October 14, 2009.
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33327140#storyContinued " The Rachel Maddow Show "], '' MSNBC '', October 14, 2009.
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*Lucy Ash, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/2009/10/091014_outlook_wendell_potter.shtml US Healthcare Whistleblower], BBC Television, October 15, 2009.
 
*Lucy Ash, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/2009/10/091014_outlook_wendell_potter.shtml US Healthcare Whistleblower], BBC Television, October 15, 2009.
 
*[http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/26957404/health-care-whistleblower.htm#q=%22wendell+potter%22+cigna " Healthcare Whistleblower "], '' FOX News '', October 17, 2009.
 
*[http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/26957404/health-care-whistleblower.htm#q=%22wendell+potter%22+cigna " Healthcare Whistleblower "], '' FOX News '', October 17, 2009.
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*[http://www.knpr.org/son/archive/detail.cfm?programid=1767 “Health Reform Update "], '' KNPR '', October 26, 2009.
  
 
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* [http://airamerica.com/ondemand/12-17-2009/audio-wendell-potter-no-to-health-care-bill/ " The Nicole Sandler Show "], '' Air America '', December 17, 2009
 
* [http://airamerica.com/ondemand/12-17-2009/audio-wendell-potter-no-to-health-care-bill/ " The Nicole Sandler Show "], '' Air America '', December 17, 2009
 
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34642660/ns/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/ " Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', December 22, 2009
 
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34642660/ns/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/ " Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', December 22, 2009
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*[http://paulharrisonline.blogspot.com/2009/12/insiders-view-of-health-care-reform.html “An Insiders View of Health Care Reform "], '' KIRO '', December 29, 2009.
 
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34642765/ns/msnbc_tv-the_ed_show/ " The Ed Show "], '' MSNBC '', December 30th, 2009.
 
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34642765/ns/msnbc_tv-the_ed_show/ " The Ed Show "], '' MSNBC '', December 30th, 2009.
 
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====March, 2010====
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*[http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/National-Reporting Murray Waas,] [http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62G2DO20100317 "Insurer Targeted HIV Patients to Cancel Coverage,"] Reuters, March 17, 2010
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*Paul Krugman, [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/demons-and-demonization/ "Demons and Demonization,"] the New York Times, March 17, 2010.
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*Ryan Chuttum, [http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/reuters_is_excellent_in_diggin.php "Reuters is Excellent in Digging Up Insurer's Tactics,"] ''Columbia Journalism Review'', March 17, 2010.
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====April, 2010====
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy2rpU1Do-A " Bill Moyers Journal"], '' PBS '', April 13, 2010
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*[[Murray Waas]], [http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/04/24-1 "WellPoint Routinely Targets Breast Cancer Patients,"] Reuters via Common Dreams, April 24, 2010.
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====July, 2010====
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* [http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HealthCare/american-medical-association-condemns-insurance-purging/story?id=10920504&page=1 " American Medical Association Condemns Insurance 'Purging'"], '' ABC News'', April 13, 2010
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====August, 2010====
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* Mark Ruquet, [http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/8/Pages/Potter-to-NAIC-Be-a-Hero-to-Consumers.aspx Potter to NAIC: Be a Hero to Consumers ], National Underwriter, August 16, 2010
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====September, 2010====
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* Wendell Potter on MSNBC's ''[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/39296722#39296722 The Ed Show],'' September 22, 2010, discussing health insurer' refusal to write health insurance policies for children.
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====November, 2010====
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*Wendell Potter on Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now!", ''[http://www.democracynow.org/2010/11/16/wendell_potter_on_deadly_spin_an Wendell Potter on "Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans"], November 16, 2010
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*Wendell Potter on Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now!", ''[http://www.democracynow.org/2010/11/17/push_michael_moore_off_a_cliff "Push Michael Moore Off a Cliff": Health Insurance Whistleblower Wendell Potter Details How the Industry Attacked Michael Moore’s Film Sicko],'' November 17, 2010
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* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40258307/ns/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/ " Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', November 17, 2010
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*Wendell Potter on Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now!", ''[http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2010/11/18/msnbcs_keith_olbermann_interviews_whistleblower_wendell_potter_about_his_democracy_now_interview_and_the_industrys_attack_on_michael_moores_sicko Interview With Health Insurance Whistleblower Wendell Potter on Industry’s Attack on Michael Moore’s "Sicko"], November 18, 2010
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* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40337158/ns/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/ " Countdown with Keith Olbermann "], '' MSNBC '', November 22, 2010
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*Wendell Potter on Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now!"Democracy Now!, ''[http://www.democracynow.org/2010/11/23/the_fear_of_sicko_cigna_whistleblower The Fear of Sicko: CIGNA Whistleblower Wendell Potter Apologizes to Michael Moore for PR Smear Campaign; Moore Says Industry Was Afraid Film Would Cause A 'Tipping Point' for Healthcare Reform], November 23, 2010

Latest revision as of 05:57, 13 June 2018

Wendell Potter was formerly Vice President of Corporate Communications for the CIGNA corporation. He left CIGNA in early 2008[1] and in May, 2009, became Senior Fellow on Health Care with the Center for Media and Democracy. On June 24, 2009 he testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee in Washington, DC.[2][3][4]

Wendell Potter on the Anti-SiCKO Smear Campaign on Countdown with Keith Olbermann -- 11/17/10
Wendell Potter Interviewed by Bill Moyers
Wendell Potter Interviewed by David Pakman

In December 2016, former journalist Potter announced the formation of Tarbell, a site to raise awareness of the corrupting influence of money in politics - "reader-funded democracy" - [5] starting with a modest site, with plans for a more serious presence by summer of 2017. In June 2018, the site showed a staff of five (including Potter) and a 9-member board of directors, as well as an advisory board from across the nation.[6]

SourceWatch resources

References

  1. ↑ "Wendell Potter", LinkedIn, accessed June 2009.
  2. ↑ U.S. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, "Consumer Choices and Transparency in the Health Insurance Industry", U.S. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, June 24, 2009.
  3. ↑ Wendell Potter, "Testimony of Wendell Potter, Philadelphia, PA", Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, June 24, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Health Insurance Inside to Testify Before Senate", Media Advisory, June 24, 2009.
  5. ↑ https://www.poynter.org/news/tarbell-whistleblower-betting-crowdfunded-muckraking
  6. ↑ https://www.tarbell.org/people/

External resources

Official bio

Wendell Potter's Blog

Congressional testimony

External articles

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  • Wendell Potter on MSNBC's The Ed Show, September 22, 2010, discussing health insurer' refusal to write health insurance policies for children.

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