Health Care Rally Featuring Wendell Potter

There will be a health care rally 9/28/09 at Terry Schrunk Plaza (at SW 3rd and Madison at 10am) for any of you who may not be aware and may want to go. One thing that is very exciting is that Wendell Potter will be the featured speaker. I have seen him interviewed on Bill Moyers Journal and also heard him interviewed on radio and read a lot also about this man's story and what he is doing today to work toward a more caring world. As a former 20 year executive in the health care industry, he is very powerful! I so admire this man's courage, experience, and his commitment to shining light on both misinformation and truths regarding the multi-trillion dollar insurance industry. Wendell Potter is truly trying to walk his amends in the way he lives his life today for his many years of participation in an industry that has cost so many lives, so much suffering, and is now succeeding in convincing millions of Americans to be screaming in protest against their own and every one else's best interests. Bless him. Hopefully you can make it or watch Wendell Potter on the Journal: http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07102009/profile.html. Thank you for also considering sharing this information with others. Envisioning a more caring world for all... Molly

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Looking back over his long career, Potter sees an industry corrupted by Wall Street expectations and greed. According to Potter, insurers have every incentive to deny coverage — every dollar they don't pay out to a claim is a dollar they can add to their profits, and Wall Street investors demand they pay out less every year. Under these conditions, Potter says, "You don't think about individual people. You think about the numbers, and whether or not you're going to meet Wall Street's expectations."

~ from Bill Moyers Journal transcript, 7/10/09