Linda Peeno [SEP] occupation
Linda Peeno
Linda Peeno is an American physician, ethicist, and lecturer known for being a whistleblower against the American managed healthcare industry.
Following employment as a medical reviewer for Humana and medical director at Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health Plans, she became a critic of how U.S. HMOs drive profits through denial of care.
On May 30, 1996, Peeno testified before Congress as to the downside of managed care.
In the 2002 Showtime docudrama "Damaged Care", Laura Dern portrayed Peeno as she transitioned from
didn't cover heart transplants, the denial of coverage was valid.
Peeno was a teacher at Spencerian College in Louisville, Kentucky.
External links.
- Toward a Healthier World - Linda Peeno's website
- Democracy Now! - HMO Whistleblower Dr. Linda Peeno on the Subordination of Healthcare to a For-Profit System — June 21, 2007
- "Damaged Care" in the New York Times Movie Guide
- British Columbia Nurses Union - Damaged Care - Linda Peeno, American whistle-blower doctor warns