mr. potter, good to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time. is the industry telling the truth to the american people and telling the truth to those in the congress? >> no, they're not. and that's one of the reasons why i left my job at cigna. and why i decided to speak out. i didn't want to be a part of that -- those lies and misleading statements once again. i've been a part of them in the past and i didn't want to do that again. >> where are the insurance companies making their big profits when it comes to health care? what are they doing to consumers? >> what they're doing to consumers is number one, they're shifting a lot more of the financial burden from them and the employers onto the shoulders of working men and women. and they also are very actively looking at claims when they're submitted and they're acting -- taking action to duck people when they're sick, either in the individual market or in the small groups. a lot of small employers no longer can afford health care because of the actions taken by the insurance companies to get rid

mr. potter, great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> do whatever it takes. you know, chuck noll put that up on the locker room one time and put dwit -- do whatever it takes. that's where that industry is right now. john boehner says he doesn't know one doctor who supports the health care bill. i'll find one and maybe you can get your head examined in your own state of ohio. you have questions. who can give you the financial advice you need? where will you find the stability and resources to keep you ahead of this rapidly evolving world? these are tough questions. that's why we brought together two of the most powerful names in the industry. introducing morgan stanley smith barney. here to rethink wealth management. here to answer... your questions. morgan stanley smith barney. a new wealth management firm with over 130 years of experience. to a deep micro-clean. olay deep cleansers reach the micro-particles of dirt some basic cleansers can leave behind for a clean so deep its micro-clean. olay deep cleansers. i switched to a complete multivitamin with more.

mr. wendell potter to the committee today. former insurance executive who is going to tell us about some of the tactics insurance companies use to keep insurance in the dark. i have a special respect for him, simply because he's doing something i think very courageous and very brave. >> mr. chairman, thank you for the opportunity to be here this afternoon. >> moyers: until last year, wendell potter was head of corporate communications for cigna, the country's fourth largest health insurance company. altogether, potter spent nearly two decades playing for the side that has opposed health care reform from the clintons forward. he sat on policy committees, crafted executive messages, cajoled the press, and witnessed firsthand the promises made, and broken. take the case of nataline sarkisyan. >> the insurance company is denying our case. she needs a liver transplant. >> moyers: at the end of 2007, potter defended cigna when it refused to pay for the 17-year- old's transplant surgery, claiming the procedure was experimental. prote

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