Wendell Potter

You're not going to see Republicans embrace Medicare for all. That's just not going to happen. But they are beginning to pay attention to some of the practices of this industry and seeing how they're ripping off their constituents. So I'm seeing that. And in fact, I'll be meeting with every time I come to Washington with Republican offices because they run the town now.

You're not going to see Republicans embrace Medicare for all. That's just not going to happen. But they are beginning to pay attention to some of the practices of this industry and seeing how they're ripping off their constituents. So I'm seeing that. And in fact, I'll be meeting with every time I come to Washington with Republican offices because they run the town now.

And I am seeing and hearing receptivity to doing something and working across the political aisle with Democrats to try to reform this industry. Will we reform it enough? It's going to take a while. It's going to be a while. But I do think that we Americans are seeing this for what it is, seeing how it's rigged against us and how they are profiteering.

And I am seeing and hearing receptivity to doing something and working across the political aisle with Democrats to try to reform this industry. Will we reform it enough? It's going to take a while. It's going to be a while. But I do think that we Americans are seeing this for what it is, seeing how it's rigged against us and how they are profiteering.

And I am seeing and hearing receptivity to doing something and working across the political aisle with Democrats to try to reform this industry. Will we reform it enough? It's going to take a while. It's going to be a while. But I do think that we Americans are seeing this for what it is, seeing how it's rigged against us and how they are profiteering.

And I think that will lead to meaningful reforms.

And I think that will lead to meaningful reforms.

And I think that will lead to meaningful reforms.

They don't necessarily set the prices. In other countries, there is a national mechanism that does have some price setting responsibilities. In this country, we've taken an approach of essentially saying that's for insurance companies and hospitals and doctors to fight it out. And it obviously hasn't worked very well for us because prices keep going up and up and up.

They don't necessarily set the prices. In other countries, there is a national mechanism that does have some price setting responsibilities. In this country, we've taken an approach of essentially saying that's for insurance companies and hospitals and doctors to fight it out. And it obviously hasn't worked very well for us because prices keep going up and up and up.

They don't necessarily set the prices. In other countries, there is a national mechanism that does have some price setting responsibilities. In this country, we've taken an approach of essentially saying that's for insurance companies and hospitals and doctors to fight it out. And it obviously hasn't worked very well for us because prices keep going up and up and up.

What people need to realize is that Insurance companies don't have all that much of an incentive to bring the unit cost of goods and services down because as it goes up, as a stay in the hospital goes up, as a prescription goes up, despite what an insurance company complains about, they benefit because they're the only game in town. We don't have a public option.

What people need to realize is that Insurance companies don't have all that much of an incentive to bring the unit cost of goods and services down because as it goes up, as a stay in the hospital goes up, as a prescription goes up, despite what an insurance company complains about, they benefit because they're the only game in town. We don't have a public option.

What people need to realize is that Insurance companies don't have all that much of an incentive to bring the unit cost of goods and services down because as it goes up, as a stay in the hospital goes up, as a prescription goes up, despite what an insurance company complains about, they benefit because they're the only game in town. We don't have a public option.

We don't have anything that really competes with private insurance companies. They're the only game in town. They all work as the cabal. And they're able to raise premiums every single year. The average cost of a family premium that you get through an employer is now $25,000. And that's not accounting for the out-of-pocket cost. So that's how much a policy for a family costs.

We don't have anything that really competes with private insurance companies. They're the only game in town. They all work as the cabal. And they're able to raise premiums every single year. The average cost of a family premium that you get through an employer is now $25,000. And that's not accounting for the out-of-pocket cost. So that's how much a policy for a family costs.

We don't have anything that really competes with private insurance companies. They're the only game in town. They all work as the cabal. And they're able to raise premiums every single year. The average cost of a family premium that you get through an employer is now $25,000. And that's not accounting for the out-of-pocket cost. So that's how much a policy for a family costs.

And that family can also be on the hook for $18,400 as a maximum out-of-pocket. So you can be paying... All this much in premiums and all this much in out-of-pockets also. So the way it is structured now almost guarantees that the cost of health care will go up. Drug companies, hospitals, physician practices, they're going to raise their prices because they know they can.

And that family can also be on the hook for $18,400 as a maximum out-of-pocket. So you can be paying... All this much in premiums and all this much in out-of-pockets also. So the way it is structured now almost guarantees that the cost of health care will go up. Drug companies, hospitals, physician practices, they're going to raise their prices because they know they can.

And that family can also be on the hook for $18,400 as a maximum out-of-pocket. So you can be paying... All this much in premiums and all this much in out-of-pockets also. So the way it is structured now almost guarantees that the cost of health care will go up. Drug companies, hospitals, physician practices, they're going to raise their prices because they know they can.