You, Your Physician, and Your Health Care Our Guests: Lisa Lettenmaier of Health Source NW and Dr. Monica Wehby, US Senate Candidate We almost cancelled this week’s I Spy Radio Show, because it turns out the President is sorry. We’re sure this makes everything okay so that your policies won’t be cancelled now; and if they were, we’re sure your new plan will cost exactly what it did before. Well, actually, that’d be no. His apology was the equivalent of two kids fighting: one throws a punch and after they’re pulled apart, the aggressor says, “I’m sorry you got mad when my fist hit your face.” While the launch of the health exchange was a fizzle of spectacular proportions, remember all this is just how we’ll pay for services—we haven’t even gotten to the implementation side of things yet. For instance, how will this impact doctor-patient relationships? What will Obamacare do for innovation? This week on the I Spy Radio Show, we talk with two people who know. First, we touch bases with Lisa Lettenmaier, an independent insurance broker, who’ll give us an insider’s view of Oregon’s exchange, Cover Oregon, (which was supposed to be a “model” for the rest of the country) and get her thoughts on their exchanges and we ask her about a potential death spiral. And then we talk with Dr. Monica Wehby, a pediatric neurosurgeon and candidate for US Senate running against Jeff Merkley. As a doctor, she definitely has an insider’s view of Obamacare. Find out how this will impact you, your health care and then hear her thoughts on how to fix the problems. To get stations and times go to ispyradio/listen
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 19:59:13 +0000