Forbes April 16, 2019
UnitedHealth Group CEO David Wichmann said the health plan has long favored universal coverage but not through certain Medicare for All proposals that would eliminate the private insurer’s role.
The top executive at the nation’s largest health insurance company made his comments Tuesday just days after presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont called out the CEO of UnitedHealth Group’s insurance business UnitedHealthcare in a Tweet.
But Wichmann said the best way to “achieve universal coverage” can be “substantially reached through existing public and private platforms.”
“Meaningful progress in health care lies in national and state leaders continuing to work collaboratively with the innovative and proven private sector solutions to achieve the goals we all want — a...
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