2013 Communications Summit: The Home of Tomorrow Today--Successes and Challenges for the Connected Home
Industry leaders interact in a panel on the connected home, focusing on opportunities and challenges, such as improving WiFi connectivity, security, innovation, and deploying new platforms.
2013 Communications Summit: Spectrum Auctions--Progress and Pitfalls
Panel participants, representing broadcasters and telepnhone companies, explain how the upcoming FCC spectrum incentive auction is expected to be the world’s most complex spectrum sale.
2013 Communications Summit: Internet Tax Freedom Act--Back to the Future
The digital future stands threatened by multiple or discriminatory online taxes unless Congress makes permanent the Internet tax moratorium.
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.
Is President Obama Setting a Political Trap for the GOP? (Audio: Podcast)
Is the budget deal allowing a bipartisan conference really just a political trap for the GOP on entitlements? And should Republicans be supporting Paul Ryan's plan to raise Medicare premiums for high income seniors and bump the retirement age to 67?
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.
What's Next for the Keystone XL? (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews discusses the latest on the Keystone XL pipeline and its impact on US energy independence with KMED's Bill Meyer.
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