'I owe the American people an apology':

[Uncle Joe]

A former healthcare executive says he's sorry for devising the biggest argument against Medicare for All

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"What's different now is that it's the Democrats parroting the misleading 'choice' talking point — and even using it as a weapon against one another," Potter wrote. "Back in my days working in insurance P.R., this would have stunned me. It's why I believe my former colleagues are celebrating today."

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The progressive wing of the party, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, largely supports enacting Medicare for All. So does Sen. Elizabeth Warren, though she's tempered her rhetoric backing it in the last few months after rolling out her own universal healthcare plan and drawing criticism for its hefty $20.5 trillion price tag.

Moderates like former Vice President Joe Biden and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg are pushing to create an optional government insurance plan for Americans instead. They've argued that a single-payer system could kick millions of Americans off their private insurance and restrict their ability to manage their care — echoing the line of attack used by the healthcare industry.

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"My advice to voters is that if politicians tell you they oppose reforming the health care system because they want to preserve your 'choice' as a consumer, they don't know what they're talking about or they're willfully ignoring the truth," Potter wrote in the op-ed. "Either way, the insurance industry is delighted. I would know."

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/former-healthcare-executive-wendell-potter-sorry-opposing-medicare-for-all-2020-1-1028823735

[HerbChestnut]

1. Someday people will look back at the health insurance industry's attacks against Medicare for All

in the same light people view the fossil fuel industry's denial of and lies about climate change.

[ariadne0614]

2. And the cigarette executives' denial of the lung cancer risk. n/t

[Uncle Joe]

3. I believe so as well HerbChestnut,

it's just a matter of time.