From 1997 - 1999 JACK SHAPIRO was the host of "MediPolitics," a nationally-syndicated, hour-long healthcare radio show which appeared on the TalkAmerica Radio Networks. Every Sunday afternoon, "MediPolitics" reached 31 million people from coast-to-coast (Marketron, Spring 1998).

The show's concept was to focus on the future of healthcare by examining advances in medicine, the political issues related to healthcare in America, medical ethics and legal consequences, as well as how media covered these issues. "MediPolitics" was America's private seminar on healthcare.

Jack conducted in-depth interviews with almost 400 thought leaders in medicine, scientific research, politics, law, bio-ethics, authors, members of the media, academia, government administrators and Nobel prize winners.

Some of the many specific issues covered on "MediPolitics" included:

MEDICAL ADVANCES AND THE ECONOMICS OF HEALTHCARE:
What is the future of American healthcare?
What medical breakthroughs are on the horizon? What is the future of managed care?
Who are the uninsured and the underinsured?
Are we heading toward single-payer healthcare and medical rationing?
What's behind rising healthcare costs?
Special healthcare problems of women and minorities
Diseases of the future

POLITICS OF HEALTHCARE:
Pending healthcare legislation .
Healthcare as an election issue .
Health issues for Presidential candidates .
How political contributions affect healthcare legislation .
How the mental and physical problems of world leaders have affected the course of history .
The impact of the economy on the future of healthcare

MEDIA AND HEALTHCARE:
How media covers healthcare issues .
The future of media coverage of healthcare .
How healthcare has been depicted in movies and TV The Internet and healthcare

LAW AND HEALTHCARE:
Suing managed care .
Leading healthcare court cases .
Tobacco, abortion and gun litigation

ETHICS AND HEALTHCARE:
The ethics of gene technology .
The public's expectations of our healthcare system: Why can't I live for ever?
VIAGRA: Who should pay for it?
The premature over-selling of medical "breakthroughs"

"MediPolitics" often examined these issues in extensive series. Much time, for example, was devoted to the Judy Packevicz case, the 58-year old woman from upstate New York who was fighting with her HMO for surgery to deal with her hopeless case of cancer. There was much that was right and wrong on both sides of Judy's case. "MediPolitics," in a series of broadcasts examined the medical, legal, ethical, political, media, and economic aspects of this case and generated many call-ins from listeners. The Judy Packevicz case was seen as a metaphor for healthcare in our times.

Other prominent series (two to six broadcasts) which appeared on "MediPolitics," included: "Healthcare Problems of Minorities;" "The Future of Women's Health;" "Will Healthcare Costs Double by 2007;" "The Future of Cancer;" "Environment and Our Health;" "The Uninsured and the Underinsured;" "The Future of Managed Care;" "The Future of Hospitals;" "Single-Payer Healthcare;" "Alternative Medicine;" "Advances in Bio-Technology;" "Pending Healthcare Legislation;" "Health Issues for Presidential Candidates;" "Guns as a Healthcare Issue;" and "Healthcare as a Political Issue."

While most "MediPolitics" broadcasts focused on American healthcare issues, the show did not ignore overseas events. Recognizing that the Yugoslavia Situation and ensuing refugee dislocations were really a catastrophic healthcare crisis in the making, "MediPolitics" dedicated a mini-series to the problem. World events also raised the specter of bio-terrorism in the United States, another issued explored on "MediPolitics," along with a discussion of the healthcare consequences of the India-Pakistan nuclear test resumption (with Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Herbert Abrams of Stanford). The show also closely examined the British and Canadian healthcare systems and their possible application to the United States. Some of the most interesting segments ever aired on "MediPolitics" introduced Americans to two fascinating organizations operating in the world's hotspots: Physicians Without Borders (winners of a recent Nobel Peace Prize) and Physicians of the World.

Please contact us for a complete list of "MediPolitics" guests and broadcasts.

TELEVISION & RADIO APPEARANCES AND PRINT

As a consultant to the healthcare industry and a media personality, JACK SHAPIRO frequently appears on television in the United States and abroad. Millions of viewers have seen Jack's appearances for many years on ABC, NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, FOX, PBS and overseas on BBC and ITN where he has discussed a range of healthcare issues.

In addition to hosting his own live national healthcare radio show, "MediPolitics," Jack has often appeared as an expert guest on local radio and television shows across the country.

Jack has also been frequently quoted in many newspapers and magazines such as: American Medical Association News, Associated Press, BUSINESS WEEK, NEW YORK POST, SALON MAGAZINE, YOUR MONEY, WOMENS WORLD, and countless local newspapers and professional publications throughout the country.

Reporters, moderators and talk show hosts have interviewed Jack on a vast array of topics, including: merger and acquisition trends in healthcare; new medical breakthroughs; lowering the cost of healthcare; the future of managed care; the history of American medicine; the health status of American political candidates; and pending healthcare legislation and litigation.

Recent Radio Appearances:

6/29/04 “The George Woods Show” 710 KCMO Kansas City , MO “Healthcare Costs”

6/23/04 “The Todd Ortloff Show” KONP Port Angeles , WA “Life Expectancy”

6/16/04 “The Ruth Koscielak Show” 950 AM Minneapolis , MN “Clinical Trials”

5/08/04 “Coping With Caregiving” * wsradio Internet “Future of Healthcare”

4/07/04 “CBS Marketwatch – Moneylife” WBIX Boston “The Underinsured”

*Hear this show archived on
http://www.wsradio.com/coping withcaregiving/050804.htm

Please contact us at jack@jackshapiro.com regarding Jack Shapiro's availability to host, guest, or be interviewed for television, radio, or print media.

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