The Left's Cookbook Medicine (Audio: Interview)
Dr. Merrill Matthews joins The Janet Mefferd Show to review HHS Secretary Sebelius’ testimony on the ObamaCare website debacle, and also explains why the Left doesn’t think markets can work in health care.
Spookier Than Fiction: Those Who Coordinated the Obamacare Website Will Coordinate Your Healthcare (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews reviews the Sebelius testimony with KSKY's Mark Davis, pointing out that the administration that coordinated the ObamaCare website will soon coordinate your health care, too. And congratulations! Your share of the national debt is now $1.1 million.
2013 Communications Summit: mHealth Progress & Obstacles--Regulation, Privacy, Security
Health IT, which includes mobile health and tele-health, is revolutionizing the health care system, creating digital pathways for care. But challenges still loom, such as maintaining privacy and security for patients, as well as the proper role of regulatory agencies like the FDA, which is soon to release a study about whether mobile apps should be regulated under the same rules as medical devices.
What's Scarier? The Debt Ceiling or Obama's Pick for Fed Chair? (Audio: Podcast)
As the latest showdown unfolds, should we be worried about the US defaulting on its debt? Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warns if Congress doesn't act, Social Security checks won't be mailed—so what happened to the $2.6 trillion Social Security Trust Fund Democrats have always defended? And why the president's nominee for Federal Reserve chairman may be the real threat to our long-term fiscal health.
Who's To Blame for the Government Shutdown? (Audio: Interview)
IPI president Tom Giovanetti tells WPR's Joy Cardin while both sides are at fault, Obama is rejecting a golden opportunity to come out as the hero by refusing to negotiate with the GOP.
ObamaCare Takes Flight...and Lands in the ER (Audio: Podcast)
IPI president Tom Giovanetti and IPI's Merrill Matthews review this week's events. As ObamaCare debuts, not only do the glitches and adverse incentives spell disaster, but not even the president seems to understand his own health care law. Regarding the government shutdown, Republicans seemed to have dealt themselves a weak hand, but appear to at least be playing it well. So in the end, how will all this play out?
After ObamaCare's Debut: U.S. Health Care in 2015 and Beyond (Audio: Interview)
Matthews discusses with WGTK's Joe Elliott how the health law's backwards incentives will mean fewer are insured than prior to its implementation.
Did Boehner Blow His Chance to Defund ObamaCare? (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews joins KMED's Bill Meyer to discuss the government shutdown and debut of ObamaCare.
ObamaCare May Increase Number of Uninsured (Audio: Interview)
Matthews warns KSFO's Brian Sussman that as various ObamaCare assumptions unravel, there may be as many if not more uninsured after the law takes effect.
Looming ObamaCare Start, Government Shutdown (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews discusses with Janet Mefferd what to expect as ObamaCare starts, as well as a looming government shutdown.