AnneMarie Schieber
AnneMarie Schieber brings decades of experience as an investigative news reporter to the forefront as host of Health Care News from The Heartland Institute. Along with hosting the podcast, Schieber is the managing editor of Health Care News, Heartland's monthly newspaper for health care reform. Before her work in the liberty movement, Schieber spent several decades at television stations in Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Pennsylvania. The Associated Press awarded her the top honor of "Best Individual Reporting" for being the first reporter to call attention to government efforts to subsidize spending by increasing automobile fines, typically on low-income motorists.
Appears in 31 Episodes
Obamacare's Olympian Premiums – "I couldn’t afford it," says Mary Lou Retton (Guest: Kansas State Sen. Beverly Gossage)
Olympian Mary Lou Retton made a stunning revelation when asked why she didn’t have health insurance while she was in intensive care fighting for her life. “I couldn’t...
Are Hospitals Prematurely Ending Life for Organs? – Heidi Klessig, M.D.
You see the reports in the news all the time, a patient on life support has given the “gift of life” by donating organs. Few people realize but organ donors needs to b...
Consumers Have Spent Billions on Decongestants that Don’t Work
In this episode of Health Care News, we delve into the recent revelation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that certain over-the-counter decongestants, specifi...
The Domino Effect of Medicare Hospital Reimbursements on Soaring Health Costs
For years, Medicare has paid hospitals and their affiliates more for services than it has to others. The reasons are complex, but this policy significantly incentivize...
Four-Year-Old Child Trapped in Hospital Getting Against Parents' Will (Guest: Hope Schacter, Mother)
For almost 4 weeks, four-year-old Autumn Schall has been virtually trapped at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, in Palo Alto, CA against the will of her parents. Tod...
Removing Medicaid Loopholes to Improve Long-Term Health Care
Stephen Moses, one of the leading experts on long-term care in the U.S., says the nation can dramatically improve the quality of our health care system if we could get...
Woke Lawsuits Target Affordable Healthcare (Guest: Hal Frampton)
Join us as Hal Frampton, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, delves into a pivotal legal case in Michigan's Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. He's represe...
Was Obamacare Designed to Fail?
Is it possible that Obamacare was intentionally set up to falter, leading frustrated Americans to implore the federal government to assume control of health care? Devo...
Obamacare’s Dirty Little Secret (Guest: John C. Goodman, Ph.D.)
Hidden within the intricacies of Obamacare lies an unsettling truth that many are unaware of. Dive deep with us as we uncover how this renowned health care reform migh...
How Cancer Exposes Obamacare’s Flaws (Guest: Robert Fioretti)
On this episode of "Health Care News," former Chicago and Illinois politician Robert "Bob" Fioretti shares his experience as a cancer survivor and highlights the chall...
Personalized Care Act Could Open the Door for Direct Care
Direct primary care (DPC) gets rave reviews from patients and doctors. So why aren’t more people gravitating to this affordable, no-hassle care that provides care outs...
Independent vs Corporate Medicine (Guest: Dr. Hal Scherz)
It's not hard to find someone not complaining about healthcare these days, but it's not because we lack talented health professionals, it's the delivery system. There ...
If You’re Incapacitated, Will the Hospital Save You? (Guest: Dr. Heidi Klessig)
Starting July 21, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) will be meeting to consider two options that would expand the legal definition of death. The first option is what c...
Is the Government Changing HIPAA to Block State Law Enforcement?
The Biden administration recently proposed a new rule to change health care privacy protections under the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). ...
Did the FDA Sabotage a Non-Addictive Pain Killer? (Guest: Charles L. Hooper)
Did the FDA destroy what could have been a non-addictive pain killer that might have staved off the opioid crisis before it ever stood a chance? Several decades ago, t...
Killing “Certificate of Need” Laws (Guest: Marcello Hochman, M.D.)
This episode of Health Care News focuses on the recent repeal of the Certificate of Need and financial credentialing in the healthcare industry by Governor Henry McMas...
Did This Hospital Intend to Kill Grace Schara?
In early spring of 2021, the family of Grace Schara, a 19-year-old young woman with Down’s Syndrome, brought their daughter to an emergency room at the direction of an...
Milton Friedman's Vision: A ‘Plan for America’ and the Future of Entitlements
Milton Friedman was a staunch advocate for privatizing Medicaid and Social Security, relying on the free market to regulate healthcare. The 'Plan for America' (PFA) is...
Will the U.S. Supreme Court be the Arbiter of Drug Safety? (Guest: Rik Mehta)
How is it that Mifepristone was approved in the first place? The drug has high risk implications and because of that was authorized under a specific protocol that the...
Why Are There Prescription Drug Shortages? (Guest: John Goodman)
Have you ever visited a pharmacy only to discover that your prescription medication was out of stock? This issue is not limited to drug stores; it also occurs in hospi...
Can You Trust Your Hospital Doctor? (Guest: Twila Brase)
Can the doctor taking care of you in the hospital be trusted? In this episode of "Health Care News," Twila Brase, R.N., a leading voice on patient advocacy and privacy...
Cancer Can Exposes the Health Care Shortcomings Under Obamacare
In this episode, host AnneMarie Schieber dives into the story of Robert "Bob" Fioretti, an influential figure in the world of Chicago and Illinois politics and cancer ...
Will Biden Declare Abortion a Public Emergency? (Guest: Rik Mehta)
In this episode of Health Care News, we explore the possibility of the Biden administration declaring a public health emergency to override state regulation of abortio...
How the AARP Works Against, Not For, Seniors (Guest: Chris Jacobs)
Most people recognized the acronym AARP. It’s for the American Association of Retired Persons. But few realize that rather than represent the interests of seniors, AAR...
The Expansion of Government Power Through Social Determinants in Health (Guest: Matt Dean)
Don't miss out on this insightful conversation that will leave you questioning the role of the government in our healthcare system.
More Fake COVID Deaths to Create Fear (Guest: Joel Hirshhorn)
Details are now emerging just how much the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstated deaths from COVID-19.
The White House Covid Censorship Machine (Guest: Jenin Younes)
Social media companies have defended their role in aiding the government control the COVID narrative by invoking the 1st amendment.
Medicaid Expansion Moves Low-Income Children to the Back of the Line (Guest: Charles Blahous)
The Medicaid expansion in Obamacare has proven to remove health care access for low-income children compared to free-market reforms.
Republican Controlled House Must Fix These Health Care Policies (Guests: Brian Blasé and Drew Keyes)
Republicans are set to take the U.S. House next month. Here’s the four key health care policy errors they need to fix.
Veterans Affairs Is Failing on Suicide Prevention (Guest: Sally Pipes)
The VA highlights why Americans should fear transitioning towards a single-payer health care system.
