Wendell Potter

OPINION: an outbreak of bipartisanship

publicintegrity.org — Republicans, Democrats work together to expand Medicaid

Obamacare giveth. Will employers taketh away?

healthinsurance.org — You gotta wonder how some people in the health insurance business sleep at night. Oh wait. You can't sleep if you stay up late thinking of new ways to keep people from getting the coverage and care they need.

Projections are evidence ‘rate shock is a crock’

healthinsurance.org — Insurance company executives and other critics of Obamacare who warned us earlier this year that the health care law would result in "rate shock" next year haven't had much to say lately thanks to surprisingly positive news from states on both sides of the country.

A Cynical Search for Loopholes

huffingtonpost.com — There is an age-old tradition in this country: if you don't like a law and can't get rid of it, look for a loophole. That's what some companies that don't want to comply with an important Obamacare requirement have done, and it appears they've hit pay dirt.

OPINION: a cynical search for loopholes

publicintegrity.org — Insurers find ways to avoid 'essential benefits'.

Donna Smith's bill to pay Aetna for medications

giveforward.com — Donna cannot afford COBRA or other benefits. She owes Aetna $855 for meds paid before coverage ended. Follow-up care is in question. Donna Smith does not have health insurance right now, and though she is slowly coming off medications to save money, she has a debt to Aetna of $855 for medications they paid prior to coverage being terminated.

Help Health Care Advocate Donna Smith Get the Care She Needs -- And Pay the $855 Aetna Is Demanding

huffingtonpost.com — The first time I saw Donna Smith, I was in the back row of a Sacramento theater watching the first public screening of a movie I had flown nearly 3,000 miles to see. It was June 12, 2007 and the movie was Sicko, Michael Moore's indictment of the U.S.

Cigna leads Vermont health insurers in denied claims

vtdigger.org — When Cigna disclosed its claims denials and executive compensation to the state, the publicly traded health insurance company revealed the highest rejection rate in Vermont. Its 2012 filing also contained some key inconsistencies. The public disclosure, which arrived 25 days after its due date on March 1, painted a very different view of the company's executive compensation than the one submitted to the U.S.

Cigna leads Vermont health insurers in denied claims

vtdigger.org — When Cigna disclosed its claims denials and executive compensation to the state, the publicly traded health insurance company revealed the highest rejection rate in Vermont. Its 2012 filing also contained some key inconsistencies. The public disclosure, which arrived 25 days after its due date on March 1, painted a very different view of the company's executive compensation than the one submitted to the U.S.

OPINION: hidden influence-peddling in Washington

publicintegrity.org — Lack of media interest allows hidden influence-peddling.