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In last night's speech by @POTUS, something stood out to me that was overlooked by many pundits: the president spoke of the NEED to fix sky-high health insurance deductibles immediately.

The only reason you’re seeing this Tweet by me is because of a man named Stan Brock – whose work inspired me to leave my old job as an insurance

Judge Barrett says she'd base rulings about health insurance on how "the founders" might have intended. This might make sense if health insurance companies actually existed then. As a former

Lately I’ve noticed some Democratic politicians defending the current healthcare system by saying it preserves “choice” for Americans. As a former health insurance exec who helped draft this talking point,

Here’s an interesting irony: Everyone around Trump who gets #COVID19 may be in big trouble if they get their wish & gut Obamacare. Why? In the future, COVID will likely

For the first @realdonaldtrump and @JoeBiden debate tomorrow, we asked 3,200 business leaders at @BusinessM4A what they wanted to hear from the 2 candidates. What they said will probably stun

Over the last few days, I’ve been asked many times: If a new Supreme Court overturns Obamacare, what would that mean for most Americans? As a former health insurance executive,

As a former health insurance exec, I know how rich corporations rake in billions by blocking life-saving procedures, hiking premiums & now exploiting a public health emergency. I often get

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: As a former health insurance exec turned whistleblower, I'm launching a first-of-its-kind project to battle greedy corporations, lobbyists & politicians who fight to preserve our deadly health care

As a former health insurance exec, I don’t think the public appreciates how heartless & profit-obsessed the industry is. One example that doesn't get enough attention? Low-income people with diabetes

I honestly wanted to vomit when I read this press release from UnitedHealth disclosing how huge its windfall profits over the last 3 months have been, while millions of Americans

Amid America's #COVID19 disaster, I must come clean about a lie I spread as a health insurance exec: We spent big $$ to push the idea that Canada's single-payer system