4. Wendell Potter whistleblowing case
Next in line on our list of examples of whistleblowing in nursing and healthcare is the Wendell Potter’s testimony in front of the U.S. Senate caused a huge stir in the eve of passing Affordable Care Act, AKA Obamacare. His exposure of health insurance companies’ practices in poor and rural regions of the United States painted a grim picture similar to those we often find in third world countries. The fact that it came from a former vice-president of Cigna, one of the largest health insurers in the world, gave him a huge credibility and ensured that his whistleblowing had far-reaching consequences.
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