Consumers may find themselves searching more networks for medical care than ever before
States are wrestling with one of the key aspects of ObamaCare: keeping premiums low. But that also meant consumers had fewer providers to choose from, since the doctors needed to be willing to accept lower reimbursements.
How ObamaCare customers could end up with a big tax bill
Fox News Chief national correspondent Jim Angle tells how Obamacare customers may end up with a big tax bill from Uncle Sam.
Democrats Say Ed Gillespie's Book Promoted Individual Mandates
Merrill Matthews writes in Forbes that a passage in Gillespie’s book amounts to an "anti-mandate approach," and was endorsing an unsuccessful proposal President George W. Bush made one year later offering tax breaks to insured households.
Roadblock to Health Care Reform
The 2009 GOP health care proposal was a modest plan that made incremental improvements to the health care system in America at that time, said Merrill Matthews. He thought that, while flawed, the proposal could form the foundation for a new proposal now.
Senate GOP adopts Merrill Matthews' principles for plan to replace Obamacare
Republican senators released their proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare yesterday, and it is right on target. The plan, for which the senators personally credited and thanked the author, incorporates nine of the 10 reform points suggested by Merrill Matthews’ piece for Human Events published Monday
White House hoping for positive ObamaCare headlines in 2014
IPI's Merrill Matthews appears on Fox News Channel's Special Report discussing ObamaCare's unprecedented expansion of Medicaid in 2014 and the new chaos that is the U.S. health care system.
The Obamacare Cuts That May Force You to Cut Ties with Your Doctor
Fox News reporter Jim Angle says those who sign up for private insurance on the health care exchanges may have a nasty surprise.
The doctor won't see you? Analysts warn ObamaCare plans could resemble Medicaid
As thousands enroll for coverage beginning Jan. 1, analysts are warning that the plans are likely to give them access to fewer doctors and hospitals. So much so, they warn, that the system could begin to resemble Medicaid, the health care program for low-income Americans.
Flaws in Obamacare helping impede Medicaid efforts
Doctors participating in Oklahoma's Medicaid plan — and all other states' Medicaid plans — face another problem, as pointed out by Dr. Merrill Matthews: Doctors who accept Medicaid patients could face a 24 percent cut in reimbursements beginning Jan. 1 — all thanks to Obamacare.
Physician Plots Escape From 'Obamacare Noose'
IPI's Matthews noted Obamacare's expected 24 percent cut in Medicaid reimbursements coming Jan. 1. That issue has reared its head repeatedly, and each time Congress has stepped in to fix it by spending more money, but that can’t continue forever, he said.
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