Senior Scene - Preparing for Winter


11/16/10 - MA Fire Marshall Stephen Coan discusses fire safety tips for heating homes in winter. Gerald Bell of the Department of Housing and Community Development, talks about a federally funded program called LIHEAP, which helps to cover the cost of fuel for low-income homes.

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"Push Michael Moore Off a Cliff:" Health Insurance Whistleblower Wendell Potter Details How the Industry Attacked Michael Moore’s Film _Sicko_

When Academy Award-winning film director Michael Moore announced he would be making a documentary about the American healthcare system in 2004, it put the health insurance industry on high alert. One person who immediately went on the offensive was Wendell Potter, who at the time was the chief spokesperson for insurance giant CIGNA. Last year, Potter became the industry’s most prominent whistleblower. We speak with him about his role in attacking Michael Moore, his film Sicko, and the movement for a single-payer healthcare system.

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11/16/2010 - 1:44pm

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