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Bill Moyers Journal: Whistleblower Exposes Health Industry (2010)

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Posted by Films For Action on Aug. 4, 2009

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Bill Moyers interviews Wendell Potter, the former head of Public Relations at Cigna Health Insurance. Potter worked for nearly 20 years within the health insurance industry with great success before his conscience got the better of him.

Other videos featuring Bill Moyers include:

Bill Moyers on Plutonomy (2010), Bill Moyers on Media Reform (2008), The Iraq War & Big Oil (2008), The Secret Government (1987)

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