Center for Health & Democracy
@cforhd.bsky.social
The Center for Health & Democracy (CHD), led by Wendell Potter, seeks to build power and consensus on the need to expand healthcare coverage to all Americans
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With enrollment season underway, hundreds of millions of Americans are about to see their premiums go up 📈
Tell us what you’re hearing at c4hd.org/ShareMyStory
Tell us what you’re hearing at c4hd.org/ShareMyStory
Tune in 🔊 CHD’s Dr. Rachel Madley discusses the #PatientsOverProfits Act on Radio Kingston's Planet Seniors! This bill would break up big vertically integrated health care corporations and protect patients from corporate greed!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUhe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUhe...
Planet Seniors: Patients Over Profit
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November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Tune in 🔊 CHD’s Dr. Rachel Madley discusses the #PatientsOverProfits Act on Radio Kingston's Planet Seniors! This bill would break up big vertically integrated health care corporations and protect patients from corporate greed!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUhe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUhe...
“Federal Government Shutdown Exposes Crisis in Long Failing U.S. Healthcare System” w/ @wendellpotter.bsky.social
“The people are going to be getting notices from their insurance companies if they get coverage in the ACA marketplaces. Big, big, big increases”
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“The people are going to be getting notices from their insurance companies if they get coverage in the ACA marketplaces. Big, big, big increases”
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Federal Government Shutdown Exposes Crisis in Long Failing U.S. Healthcare System
Wendell Potter, a former health insurance industry executive turned whistleblower, who links the current federal government shutdown to America’s long failing healthcare system.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“Federal Government Shutdown Exposes Crisis in Long Failing U.S. Healthcare System” w/ @wendellpotter.bsky.social
“The people are going to be getting notices from their insurance companies if they get coverage in the ACA marketplaces. Big, big, big increases”
btlonline.org/federal-gove...
“The people are going to be getting notices from their insurance companies if they get coverage in the ACA marketplaces. Big, big, big increases”
btlonline.org/federal-gove...
A new poll from @familiesusa.bsky.social shows that health care affordability is the # 1 issue on voters' minds heading into 2026. Big Insurance is making a huge profit while working people struggle to get by.
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NEW POLL: Crushing Health Care Costs Top Priority for Voters - Families USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Families USA is releasing a new poll conducted by Hart Research Associates showing that lowering health care costs is the top priority for American voters across party lines,
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November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A new poll from @familiesusa.bsky.social shows that health care affordability is the # 1 issue on voters' minds heading into 2026. Big Insurance is making a huge profit while working people struggle to get by.
familiesusa.org/press-releas...
familiesusa.org/press-releas...
Not only will work requirements result in millions of people losing their coverage due to faulty eligibility checks — it also creates a new opportunity for big corporations to profit from our health care system in new and unnecessary ways.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...
‘A Big Positive’: How One Company Plans to Profit From Medicaid Cuts
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November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Not only will work requirements result in millions of people losing their coverage due to faulty eligibility checks — it also creates a new opportunity for big corporations to profit from our health care system in new and unnecessary ways.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...
For the first time in many years, Medicare Advantage enrollment is expected to decrease.
While consumers may be increasingly aware of the drawbacks of these so-called Advantage plans, rising costs and worse benefits are also likely contributing to lower enrollment.
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/29/c...
While consumers may be increasingly aware of the drawbacks of these so-called Advantage plans, rising costs and worse benefits are also likely contributing to lower enrollment.
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/29/c...
Medicare Advantage enrollment expected to fall in 2026 as insurers cut back on unprofitable plans
CMS sees Medicare Advantage enrollment falling in 2026, as insurers facing lower profits cut back on unprofitable plans
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November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
For the first time in many years, Medicare Advantage enrollment is expected to decrease.
While consumers may be increasingly aware of the drawbacks of these so-called Advantage plans, rising costs and worse benefits are also likely contributing to lower enrollment.
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/29/c...
While consumers may be increasingly aware of the drawbacks of these so-called Advantage plans, rising costs and worse benefits are also likely contributing to lower enrollment.
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/29/c...
Check out CHD Director of Policy & Advocacy Dr. Rachel Madley on @codewack.bsky.social! If you’ve ever worried about losing coverage, struggled with medical costs, or want to understand how we can build a fairer system — this episode is for you. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
October 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Check out CHD Director of Policy & Advocacy Dr. Rachel Madley on @codewack.bsky.social! If you’ve ever worried about losing coverage, struggled with medical costs, or want to understand how we can build a fairer system — this episode is for you. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
It might sound wonky, but when corporate insurers game the Medical Loss Ratio, the result is higher costs for consumers and bigger profits for CEOs and shareholders.
By paying a subsidiary that the insurance company owns, they are able to hide their profits as money spent on providing care.
By paying a subsidiary that the insurance company owns, they are able to hide their profits as money spent on providing care.
“How Insurers That Own Providers Can Game The Medical Loss Ratio Rules“ ~Health Affairs
“The recently released Sunlight Report on UnitedHealth Group shows that it grew more than 10 times its size over the past decade.”
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“The recently released Sunlight Report on UnitedHealth Group shows that it grew more than 10 times its size over the past decade.”
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How Insurers That Own Providers Can Game The Medical Loss Ratio Rules | Health Affairs Forefront
As states pursue policies to slow cost growth, they must apply greater scrutiny of vertical integration arrangements—especially around internal financial transactions between affiliated entities.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It might sound wonky, but when corporate insurers game the Medical Loss Ratio, the result is higher costs for consumers and bigger profits for CEOs and shareholders.
By paying a subsidiary that the insurance company owns, they are able to hide their profits as money spent on providing care.
By paying a subsidiary that the insurance company owns, they are able to hide their profits as money spent on providing care.
“How Insurers That Own Providers Can Game The Medical Loss Ratio Rules“ ~Health Affairs
“The recently released Sunlight Report on UnitedHealth Group shows that it grew more than 10 times its size over the past decade.”
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
“The recently released Sunlight Report on UnitedHealth Group shows that it grew more than 10 times its size over the past decade.”
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
How Insurers That Own Providers Can Game The Medical Loss Ratio Rules | Health Affairs Forefront
As states pursue policies to slow cost growth, they must apply greater scrutiny of vertical integration arrangements—especially around internal financial transactions between affiliated entities.
www.healthaffairs.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“How Insurers That Own Providers Can Game The Medical Loss Ratio Rules“ ~Health Affairs
“The recently released Sunlight Report on UnitedHealth Group shows that it grew more than 10 times its size over the past decade.”
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
“The recently released Sunlight Report on UnitedHealth Group shows that it grew more than 10 times its size over the past decade.”
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
By passing the NO UPCODE Act, Congress can cut overpayments to Big Insurance by $124 billion every year, and reinvest that in expanding benefits and lowering costs for consumers.
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No UPCODE Act could be part of shutdown solution … and more
Days into the federal government shutdown, health care funding is perhaps the key issue in talks to end the partisan stalemate.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
By passing the NO UPCODE Act, Congress can cut overpayments to Big Insurance by $124 billion every year, and reinvest that in expanding benefits and lowering costs for consumers.
www.legalnewsline.com/legislation-...
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Dr. Oz has loved the for-profit, privately-run corporate Medicare Advantage plans. But even he knows that Big Insurance is gaming the system and overbilling U.S. taxpayers by $140 billion every year.
www.healthcaredive.com/news/oz-medi...
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Oz reiterates need to improve Medicare Advantage payment accuracy
The CMS administrator’s comments at an industry event in D.C. on Wednesday reflect the difficult tightrope regulators in the Trump administration walk as they pursue MA reform.
www.healthcaredive.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Dr. Oz has loved the for-profit, privately-run corporate Medicare Advantage plans. But even he knows that Big Insurance is gaming the system and overbilling U.S. taxpayers by $140 billion every year.
www.healthcaredive.com/news/oz-medi...
www.healthcaredive.com/news/oz-medi...
With enrollment season underway, hundreds of millions of Americans are about to see their premiums go up 📈
Tell us what you’re hearing at c4hd.org/ShareMyStory
Tell us what you’re hearing at c4hd.org/ShareMyStory
October 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
With enrollment season underway, hundreds of millions of Americans are about to see their premiums go up 📈
Tell us what you’re hearing at c4hd.org/ShareMyStory
Tell us what you’re hearing at c4hd.org/ShareMyStory
“Racial minority enrollees in MA suffer from worse clinical outcomes and face barriers accessing best quality care. These disparities stem from factors such as restrictive networks and misaligned financial incentives that fundamentally oppose public health priorities.”
NEW from our allies @pnhp.bsky.social — “No Real Choices: How Medicare Advantage Fails Seniors of Color.”
This new report looks at how for-profit Medicare Advantage plans result in worse health outcomes for communities of color.
Read the report now ➡️ pnhp.org/EquityReport
This new report looks at how for-profit Medicare Advantage plans result in worse health outcomes for communities of color.
Read the report now ➡️ pnhp.org/EquityReport
No Real Choices
pnhp.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Racial minority enrollees in MA suffer from worse clinical outcomes and face barriers accessing best quality care. These disparities stem from factors such as restrictive networks and misaligned financial incentives that fundamentally oppose public health priorities.”
NEW from our allies @pnhp.bsky.social — “No Real Choices: How Medicare Advantage Fails Seniors of Color.”
This new report looks at how for-profit Medicare Advantage plans result in worse health outcomes for communities of color.
Read the report now ➡️ pnhp.org/EquityReport
This new report looks at how for-profit Medicare Advantage plans result in worse health outcomes for communities of color.
Read the report now ➡️ pnhp.org/EquityReport
No Real Choices
pnhp.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
NEW from our allies @pnhp.bsky.social — “No Real Choices: How Medicare Advantage Fails Seniors of Color.”
This new report looks at how for-profit Medicare Advantage plans result in worse health outcomes for communities of color.
Read the report now ➡️ pnhp.org/EquityReport
This new report looks at how for-profit Medicare Advantage plans result in worse health outcomes for communities of color.
Read the report now ➡️ pnhp.org/EquityReport
Join @ctcag.bsky.social for an electrifying movie about a group of young people who take on the broken health care system, followed by a discussion with national and state leaders in health insurance advocacy, including @wendellpotter.bsky.social!
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/is-he...
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/is-he...
Is Health Insurance Making Us Sick? MIDAS Screening and Discission with Wendell Potter
When: Wednesday, October 15, 6 pm What: Film screening and Panel Discussion Where: CT Legislative Office Building Room 2E Why: Every day, health insurance companies make billions of dollars for exe...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Join @ctcag.bsky.social for an electrifying movie about a group of young people who take on the broken health care system, followed by a discussion with national and state leaders in health insurance advocacy, including @wendellpotter.bsky.social!
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/is-he...
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/is-he...
Today, @merkley.senate.gov, @warren.senate.gov, @repvalhoyle.bsky.social, @pkryan.bsky.social and @jayapal.house.gov introduced The #PatientsOverProfits Act
Here's what you need to know: 🧵
www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-warr...
Here's what you need to know: 🧵
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Merkley, Warren, Hoyle, Ryan, Jayapal Introduce New Bill to Crack Down on Health Insurers Buying up Clinics Across the U.S. - Merkley
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Massachusetts’ U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren teamed up with U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04), Pat Ryan (NY-18), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-...
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September 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Today, @merkley.senate.gov, @warren.senate.gov, @repvalhoyle.bsky.social, @pkryan.bsky.social and @jayapal.house.gov introduced The #PatientsOverProfits Act
Here's what you need to know: 🧵
www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-warr...
Here's what you need to know: 🧵
www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-warr...
Last week, our team hosted a webinar featuring @wendellpotter.bsky.social and Rep @doggett.house.gov to discuss The Sunlight Report — the first-ever analysis of UnitedHealth Group's ~2,700 subsidiaries!
Watch the recording now at c4hd.org/SunlightWebinar and learn more about what we found!
Watch the recording now at c4hd.org/SunlightWebinar and learn more about what we found!
Sunlight Report on UnitedHealth Group Webinar
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September 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Last week, our team hosted a webinar featuring @wendellpotter.bsky.social and Rep @doggett.house.gov to discuss The Sunlight Report — the first-ever analysis of UnitedHealth Group's ~2,700 subsidiaries!
Watch the recording now at c4hd.org/SunlightWebinar and learn more about what we found!
Watch the recording now at c4hd.org/SunlightWebinar and learn more about what we found!
Tonight is the night! Join CHD President @wendellpotter.bsky.social and Rep. @doggett.house.gov for a webinar to discuss UnitedHealth Group’s strategy to dominate our health care system at the expense of patients and their families. You won’t want to miss this!
Sign up here: c4hd.org/Webinar
Sign up here: c4hd.org/Webinar
September 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Tonight is the night! Join CHD President @wendellpotter.bsky.social and Rep. @doggett.house.gov for a webinar to discuss UnitedHealth Group’s strategy to dominate our health care system at the expense of patients and their families. You won’t want to miss this!
Sign up here: c4hd.org/Webinar
Sign up here: c4hd.org/Webinar
In 2024, UnitedHealthCare had $295 Billion in revenue — 75% of that revenue came from your tax dollars through programs like Medicare Advantage. As the company grows bigger, it is increasingly funded by public dollars.
TOMORROW: Join CHD’s Webinar to learn more c4hd.org/Webinar
TOMORROW: Join CHD’s Webinar to learn more c4hd.org/Webinar
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Sunlight Report on UnitedHealth Group Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join the Center for Health & Democracy for a special webinar on our groundbreaking project, The Sunlight Report on UnitedHealth Group on September 3, 2025 at 8:00PM EST.
UnitedHealth Group has grown ...
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September 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
In 2024, UnitedHealthCare had $295 Billion in revenue — 75% of that revenue came from your tax dollars through programs like Medicare Advantage. As the company grows bigger, it is increasingly funded by public dollars.
TOMORROW: Join CHD’s Webinar to learn more c4hd.org/Webinar
TOMORROW: Join CHD’s Webinar to learn more c4hd.org/Webinar
Happy #LaborDay! While big corporations like UnitedHealth Group profit off of our broken health care system, workers and their families endure higher costs and lower quality care.
Learn more about how corporate greed is ruining our health care system this Wednesday @ 8pm ET! c4hd.org/Webinar
Learn more about how corporate greed is ruining our health care system this Wednesday @ 8pm ET! c4hd.org/Webinar
September 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Happy #LaborDay! While big corporations like UnitedHealth Group profit off of our broken health care system, workers and their families endure higher costs and lower quality care.
Learn more about how corporate greed is ruining our health care system this Wednesday @ 8pm ET! c4hd.org/Webinar
Learn more about how corporate greed is ruining our health care system this Wednesday @ 8pm ET! c4hd.org/Webinar
Sept 3! Join CHD’s webinar to learn more about The Sunlight Report — a first-of-its-kind analysis of UnitedHealth Group’s ~2,700 subsidiaries. We’ll look at the types of entities they own, why they own these entities, and how they’ve become more than just a health insurance company
c4hd.org/Webinar
c4hd.org/Webinar
August 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Sept 3! Join CHD’s webinar to learn more about The Sunlight Report — a first-of-its-kind analysis of UnitedHealth Group’s ~2,700 subsidiaries. We’ll look at the types of entities they own, why they own these entities, and how they’ve become more than just a health insurance company
c4hd.org/Webinar
c4hd.org/Webinar
Big news! CHD’s Webinar on Sept. 3 will feature remarks from Rep. Lloyd @doggett.house.gov
Rep. Doggett has been fighting to combat corporate greed in health care for many years, and he has a lot to say when it comes to UnitedHealth Group. RSVP now @ c4hd.org/Webinar
#SunlightUNH
Rep. Doggett has been fighting to combat corporate greed in health care for many years, and he has a lot to say when it comes to UnitedHealth Group. RSVP now @ c4hd.org/Webinar
#SunlightUNH
August 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Big news! CHD’s Webinar on Sept. 3 will feature remarks from Rep. Lloyd @doggett.house.gov
Rep. Doggett has been fighting to combat corporate greed in health care for many years, and he has a lot to say when it comes to UnitedHealth Group. RSVP now @ c4hd.org/Webinar
#SunlightUNH
Rep. Doggett has been fighting to combat corporate greed in health care for many years, and he has a lot to say when it comes to UnitedHealth Group. RSVP now @ c4hd.org/Webinar
#SunlightUNH
Last month, CHD’s President @wendellpotter.bsky.social briefed Senators about The Sunlight Report, a first-ever look at UnitedHealth Group’s ~2,700 subsidiaries.
Now, Wendell wants to brief you! RSVP for our webinar on Sept. 3 at c4hd.org/Webinar
#SunlightUNH
Now, Wendell wants to brief you! RSVP for our webinar on Sept. 3 at c4hd.org/Webinar
#SunlightUNH
August 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Last month, CHD’s President @wendellpotter.bsky.social briefed Senators about The Sunlight Report, a first-ever look at UnitedHealth Group’s ~2,700 subsidiaries.
Now, Wendell wants to brief you! RSVP for our webinar on Sept. 3 at c4hd.org/Webinar
#SunlightUNH
Now, Wendell wants to brief you! RSVP for our webinar on Sept. 3 at c4hd.org/Webinar
#SunlightUNH
Re-upping this 🧵 — UnitedHealth Group touches every point of a patient's journey through the health care system. Join the webinar on Sept. 3 to learn more about how the biggest health care company in the world is working to monopolize health
care.
RSVP ➡️ c4hd.org/Webinar
#SunlightUNH
care.
RSVP ➡️ c4hd.org/Webinar
#SunlightUNH
August 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Re-upping this 🧵 — UnitedHealth Group touches every point of a patient's journey through the health care system. Join the webinar on Sept. 3 to learn more about how the biggest health care company in the world is working to monopolize health
care.
RSVP ➡️ c4hd.org/Webinar
#SunlightUNH
care.
RSVP ➡️ c4hd.org/Webinar
#SunlightUNH
🚨 1 in 10 doctors in the US are owned or have close contractual ties with UnitedHealth Group. 🚨 When a company owns your insurance plan, your doctor and your specialist, that company is making $ every step of the way.
RSVP now for CHD’s Webinar on Sept. 3 to learn more ➡️ c4hd.org/Webinar
RSVP now for CHD’s Webinar on Sept. 3 to learn more ➡️ c4hd.org/Webinar
August 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🚨 1 in 10 doctors in the US are owned or have close contractual ties with UnitedHealth Group. 🚨 When a company owns your insurance plan, your doctor and your specialist, that company is making $ every step of the way.
RSVP now for CHD’s Webinar on Sept. 3 to learn more ➡️ c4hd.org/Webinar
RSVP now for CHD’s Webinar on Sept. 3 to learn more ➡️ c4hd.org/Webinar
Why does UnitedHealth own “Exploration for Mine Clearance LLC” in Iraq? Your guess is as good as ours, but one thing is for sure — they wouldn’t have bought it if there wasn’t money to be made.
Find out more about the ~2,700 subsidiaries UnitedHealth owns at our webinar on Sept 3 c4hd.org/Webinar
Find out more about the ~2,700 subsidiaries UnitedHealth owns at our webinar on Sept 3 c4hd.org/Webinar
August 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Why does UnitedHealth own “Exploration for Mine Clearance LLC” in Iraq? Your guess is as good as ours, but one thing is for sure — they wouldn’t have bought it if there wasn’t money to be made.
Find out more about the ~2,700 subsidiaries UnitedHealth owns at our webinar on Sept 3 c4hd.org/Webinar
Find out more about the ~2,700 subsidiaries UnitedHealth owns at our webinar on Sept 3 c4hd.org/Webinar