Reporter Succeeds Online With MedCityNews

Chris Seper, MedCityNews
Photo credit: Jim McIntyre/Salem Media Group

Former Plain Dealer reporter Chris Seper has capitalized on Cleveland's rich healthcare industry, his vast coverage of medical issues, and the growing demand for online content to develop MedCityNews.

In this interview, he discusses MedCity News' coverage of another flaw in the Affordable Care Act, the upside of Obamacare for the medical industry, and the process by which entrepreneurs can obtain investor funding for their enterprises.

Obamacare Sending More People To Emergency Rooms

Ohio has high quality emergency medicine, at least when compared to the rest of the country, according to the report card just issued by the American College of Emergency Physicians.  Dr. Thomas Tallman, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Disaster medicine at the Cleveland Clinic explains why Ohio's rank moved from 18th in 209 to 7th last year.

Dr. Tallman also offers his assessment of the effect Obamacare is having on emergency room use.  He says people with insurance purchased on the health care exchanges are turning more to hspital emergency rooms for treatment of various ailments, because an increasing number of health care providers aren't accepting patients with insurance provided under the Affordable care act.

Kate Hubben of Willis Helps Us Understand Obamacare

Kate Hubben is a client advisor for Willis of Ohio, which offers risk management advice and service. That sevice includes sifting through the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, to help her clients make the best decisions for their companies and workers.

She explains how premiums will rise, and how some individuals may choose to take the tax penalty, rather than pay for health insurance.  She also tells Jim how some companies may legally opt out of providing health coverage for their employees, and at what price.