Former health insurance executive turned whistleblower and investigative journalist Wendell Potter discusses the many ways in which the private health insurance system of the US is not serving anyone well except the insurance companies' owners

When Michael Moore made the Oscar-nominated film SiCKO about America's health care system, Wendell Potter was a Vice President and "chief propagandist" at health insurance giant Cigna. He and his colleagues devised a plan to "push Michael Moore off a cliff" due to fear that the film would expose the corruption of their

Sometimes in life a little voice inside tells you, “You need to quit your job immediately, effective now and take on a brand new path.” Today's guest, Wendell Potter, is someone who lived that. Wendell started as an insider in the insurance world. He worked for a big insurance company and had a moral dilemma about it.

Wendell is an author, blogger, and communications consultant. He spent 20 years in the health insurance industry before quitting to work for a more rational health care system. His books include Deadly Spin, An Insurance Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans. His new book

Wendell is an author, blogger, and communications consultant. He spent 20 years in the health insurance industry before quitting to work for a more rational health care system. His books include "Deadly Spin, An Insurance Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans" and "Nation