Aetna CEO touts ‘single payer’ in private meeting

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(Vox) The chief executive of one of the country’s largest health insurance companies says he is open to having a single-payer debate.

“Single-payer, I think we should have that debate as a nation,” Aetna chief executive Mark Bertolini said Thursday.

Bertolini spoke to a private meeting where Aetna employees could ask questions of their chief executive. A partial video of his remarks provided to Vox includes Bertolini responding to a question about single-payer health care.

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