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Terrific piece - thank you. How can it be seen more widely?

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I would love to have PNHP share this widely. Who should I send this to?

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Jan 27, 2022Liked by Wendell Potter

I suggest sending it to Clare Fauke, communications specialist in the national office clare@pnhp.org. with a cc to Dr. Susan Rogers, current PNHP President rgrsssn@gmail.com. Your insights are a unique contribution to the movement.

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Great Piece. Can you cite the sources for the stats on 94% through Government programs? It may be in here, but I can't find it. Thanks - T

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"Behind The Veil: The AARP America Doesn't Know". This was an Investigative Report that documented a "Conflict of Interest" pattern that AARP(501c4 non-profit) and United Healthcare revenue relationship with insurance premiums. AARP-UHC offers Medicare insurance products nationwide. United Healthcare owned 35%+ of the Medicare insurance market. The investigative report was published by The Ways & Means Committee(Federal Report) had in-depth research by Representative Wally Herger(R-CA) and Dave Reichert (R-WA) that even back in 2011 AARP reached revenues of over $1.4 Billion back in 2009 and 2010. Majority of AARP's non-profit revenue coming from for profit insurance premiums and not thru memberships. https://bit.ly/3IVxNo4

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You are broadly mistaken and poorly researched. UHG does not own Davita kidney care the dialysis company. DVA is publicly traded and divested a group of ambulatory practices it had purchased in 2013 to optum care. This have nothing to do with their kidney business. Get your facts straight before you begin lambasting

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Jan 29, 2022Liked by Wendell Potter

Yes..Optum owns DaVita..uhg owns Optum..

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