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Wendell Potter
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‘Bailout?’ ‘Unprecedented?’ Honestly?
January 29, 2014 – "What [ACA critics] don't tell you is that while $25 billion is a lot of money, it is pocket change compared to the enormous amount of…
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Looking for the down side?
January 19, 2014 – Despite the Journal’s headline, important progress is being made. Millions of people who previously were uninsured because they…
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2014: A very good year for health coverage
December 31, 2013 – Many of the newly insured are among the millions who have been unable to afford coverage in the past or have not been able to buy it at any…
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What is in Obamacare for you?
December 14, 2013 – There's no shortage of resources to help you quickly bone up on Obamacare and, more importantly, find out what's in it for you. In fact,…
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5 questions for real Obamacare reporters
December 6, 2013 – Insurance industry insider Wendell Potter says that reporters who take the time to ask five simple questions can avoid being duped when…
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The elephant in the room
October 17, 2013 – "People like (Marsha) Blackburn are far more interested in making sure that the powerful special interests – the ones who have easy…
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Excuse me. Could we lower our premiums?
September 12, 2013 – In just three weeks, Americans who don’t have employer-sponsored coverage will begin signing up to buy their own insurance in state…
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Lordy, Lordy. Obamacare Repeal Vote 40
August 2, 2013 – Folks, there's not a snowball's chance that the creatively named "Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013" will get anywhere close to…
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‘Is this thing on?’
July 11, 2013 – The media's coverage of the implementation of the health care reform law has been so much like the way most reporters cover political…
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Projections evidence ‘rate shock is a crock’
May 28, 2013 – Critics of Obamacare who warned us that health reform would result in "rate shock" haven't had much to say lately thanks to surprisingly…
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Who will sell health insurance in the exchanges? Non-profit insurers.
May 25, 2013 – There won't be enough insurance offerings, the critics claim, to create competition in the marketplaces where small business owners and…
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No shortage of insurance ‘flavors’ ahead
May 7, 2013 – Industry insider Wendell Potter says consumers shouldn't fall for headlines predicting that insurance carriers will offer few plan options…