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BeyondGeography

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17. And he has been fighting them for the last decade

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #11)

Tue Dec 10, 2019, 09:44 PM

Dec 2019

His experience makes him most effective. Anyone who actually cares about HC reform should be grateful to him.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Wendell Potter:It brings me no joy that my hunch that @petebuttigieg advised Blue Cross Blue Shield [View all] BeckyDem Dec 2019 OP

That's some impressive speculation. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #1

He has more than a clue. but thanks for your concern. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #2

No, he really doesn't. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #25

No, he actually has a conclusion based on his experience with their system. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #27

No, he has a conclusion based on his time with Cigna. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #31

Nonsense. lol BeckyDem Dec 2019 #33

Yes, because they all operate the same way, ALL the time. Of course! oldsoftie Dec 2019 #37

Worlds apart when convenient. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #39

Which is the point that Twilight was trying to make, I believe. oldsoftie Dec 2019 #50

Is Pete moving obnoxiousdrunk Dec 2019 #30

What's wrong with advising them? StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #3

I have a big problem with the end result. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #4

Do you know what the end result was? StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #5

Layoffs and rate hikes. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #7

What did Pete have to do with that? StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #9

You can read the thread posted or not. It is about Potters experince with their BeckyDem Dec 2019 #12

Potter didn't work for BCBS. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #26

lol BeckyDem Dec 2019 #28

You said it. INSANE to deny this sharedvalues Dec 2019 #40

Thank you. Some may understand it but prefer to call it something else. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #55

Well he laid off public works employees in South Bend and referred to it as "right sizing" Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #14

What does that have to do with the work he did with BCBS as a consultant? StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #21

Agreed. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #32

People, come on! sharedvalues Dec 2019 #41

Read it and weep - the changes that promoted Backseat Driver Dec 2019 #29

Thaat's a shame loyalsister Dec 2019 #6

I'm afraid so. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #8

You do know that Mr.Bill Dec 2019 #11

And he has been fighting them for the last decade BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #17

But it was all good while he was cashing their paychecks. Mr.Bill Dec 2019 #18

Welcome people to our side when they see the light sharedvalues Dec 2019 #42

Yep loyalsister Dec 2019 #20

Funny, that's similar to what Pete Buttigieg said about working for McKinsey crimycarny Dec 2019 #24

yay loyalsister Dec 2019 #36

McKinsey consultants serve the rich and powerful. dalton99a Dec 2019 #56

He'll probably just react by smearing Warren's quarter-century old corporate work BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #10

Yea, that is a good point. Time will tell. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #13

next we will hear he spent years supporting the republican conservative business agenda. msongs Dec 2019 #15

Oh puhleeze! crimycarny Dec 2019 #16

Yea, seriously. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #19

Sounds like Mayor Pete was engaged mostly in cost analysis. Aaron Pereira Dec 2019 #22

Yep, he has a different perspective now. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #23

I've got BC-BS and have had excellent service from them. I was on BC-BS comradebillyboy Dec 2019 #34

Which completely misses the point of the work he was hired to do there. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #35

He consulted for BCBS. I'm perfectly OK with that... comradebillyboy Dec 2019 #38

I know plenty of people who worked for McKinsey sharedvalues Dec 2019 #45

Silly to attack anyone for assignment at first corporate job out of college lostnfound Dec 2019 #48

Revealing, not silly. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #53

Right on, thank you! sharedvalues Dec 2019 #43

Clear speculation but as stated I don't have an issue with it. TidalWave46 Dec 2019 #44

Tweet is right on. I worked at a similar consulting firm sharedvalues Dec 2019 #46

"Right on" "similar" "speculation" "very likely" "can be verified" TidalWave46 Dec 2019 #52

He worked for a living? Generic Brad Dec 2019 #47

And got a glimpse into corporate life at a couple of industries? lostnfound Dec 2019 #49

Yes, gawd forbid a 25-year-old actually finds a job. R B Garr Dec 2019 #51

McKinsey consultants are hired to better the lives of corporate owners, not employees. dalton99a Dec 2019 #54

Too many assumptions. I've been with BCBS for a long time and ecstatic Dec 2019 #57

No, not assumptions at all. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #58

The assumption is that Buttigieg instructed BCBS ecstatic Dec 2019 #59

His work had a purpose, denying it is mistake. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #60

So you fault him for accepting a job at McKinsey? Or for not quitting when client was assigned? lostnfound Dec 2019 #62

I'm not sure why anyone would think he was not aware of their function. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #63

He assumes that many of us give a damn The Mouth Dec 2019 #61