Wendell Potter

If I didn't think that, I wouldn't keep doing what I'm doing. I just think it's worth the fight. I can't tell you what the odds are. I just don't think that what we're currently doing... can last forever. And I think that we're seeing from this murder, just this understanding of this wrath, this rage is just right below the surface. People hate this.

If I didn't think that, I wouldn't keep doing what I'm doing. I just think it's worth the fight. I can't tell you what the odds are. I just don't think that what we're currently doing... can last forever. And I think that we're seeing from this murder, just this understanding of this wrath, this rage is just right below the surface. People hate this.

If I didn't think that, I wouldn't keep doing what I'm doing. I just think it's worth the fight. I can't tell you what the odds are. I just don't think that what we're currently doing... can last forever. And I think that we're seeing from this murder, just this understanding of this wrath, this rage is just right below the surface. People hate this.

And if they can figure out how to, and I think it's partly on me and some other advocates to help organize that, make sure that those voices continue to be heard. but also do what I do as well, speaking out, meeting with lawmakers, educating them, because I can assure you the companies will spend a lot of your premium dollars on campaign contributions and lobbying.

And if they can figure out how to, and I think it's partly on me and some other advocates to help organize that, make sure that those voices continue to be heard. but also do what I do as well, speaking out, meeting with lawmakers, educating them, because I can assure you the companies will spend a lot of your premium dollars on campaign contributions and lobbying.

And if they can figure out how to, and I think it's partly on me and some other advocates to help organize that, make sure that those voices continue to be heard. but also do what I do as well, speaking out, meeting with lawmakers, educating them, because I can assure you the companies will spend a lot of your premium dollars on campaign contributions and lobbying.

But I do think there is hope, and I think it's worthwhile to stay in the game here.

But I do think there is hope, and I think it's worthwhile to stay in the game here.

But I do think there is hope, and I think it's worthwhile to stay in the game here.

That's the thing. What I really want policymakers to understand, because you've got these perverse incentives, when you have a system that increasingly is controlled by shareholders, it is not going to work. I'm a capitalist, but they just need to understand it does not work in health care like it does in other sectors of the economy. And that has to change.

That's the thing. What I really want policymakers to understand, because you've got these perverse incentives, when you have a system that increasingly is controlled by shareholders, it is not going to work. I'm a capitalist, but they just need to understand it does not work in health care like it does in other sectors of the economy. And that has to change.

That's the thing. What I really want policymakers to understand, because you've got these perverse incentives, when you have a system that increasingly is controlled by shareholders, it is not going to work. I'm a capitalist, but they just need to understand it does not work in health care like it does in other sectors of the economy. And that has to change.

Even as recently as the 90s, most insurance companies were still on a nonprofit basis. I'd be happy if we could turn the clock back or have these companies spin off their insurance operations into nonprofits. Like it was prevalent for decades. That's how they started. The Blue Cross plans every single one of them a nonprofit. Many of them still are.

Even as recently as the 90s, most insurance companies were still on a nonprofit basis. I'd be happy if we could turn the clock back or have these companies spin off their insurance operations into nonprofits. Like it was prevalent for decades. That's how they started. The Blue Cross plans every single one of them a nonprofit. Many of them still are.

Even as recently as the 90s, most insurance companies were still on a nonprofit basis. I'd be happy if we could turn the clock back or have these companies spin off their insurance operations into nonprofits. Like it was prevalent for decades. That's how they started. The Blue Cross plans every single one of them a nonprofit. Many of them still are.

A lot of them have converted to for-profit status. Anthem Blue Cross is part of a big, gigantic corporation. But we were doing a lot better when health insurance was operated on a nonprofit basis. We really went down the wrong road when we allowed these companies to go to for-profit status. And now we're seeing the consequences of that. So I would like to see that being addressed.

A lot of them have converted to for-profit status. Anthem Blue Cross is part of a big, gigantic corporation. But we were doing a lot better when health insurance was operated on a nonprofit basis. We really went down the wrong road when we allowed these companies to go to for-profit status. And now we're seeing the consequences of that. So I would like to see that being addressed.

A lot of them have converted to for-profit status. Anthem Blue Cross is part of a big, gigantic corporation. But we were doing a lot better when health insurance was operated on a nonprofit basis. We really went down the wrong road when we allowed these companies to go to for-profit status. And now we're seeing the consequences of that. So I would like to see that being addressed.

And again, it hasn't been all that many years ago in which we had a very different environment.

And again, it hasn't been all that many years ago in which we had a very different environment.