"It's a myth to say our health care system is broken -- it is the best in the world." That politically incorrect assertion comes from a man with more than 25 years of experience working for one of the nation's largest health insurance companies. "When the wealthy and powerful from all over the world choose to come to the U.S. for medical procedures and treatment, the message is clear."
Jack Whelan, a well-known Catholic philanthropist from Indianapolis, is an active Legatus member and has been chairman of the board of the Culture of Life Foundation for 10 years. But for 25 years, Whelan worked for Golden Rule Insurance, eventually becoming COO, president, and CEO....
"The biggest problem with the present health-care debate is that people don't know what insurance is," Whelan told me in a recent phone interview.
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