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Healthcare Americana

Christopher Habig

People are lost navigating healthcare. Doctors are forced to treat their patients like an assembly line. An emphasis on production works in a factory making widgets, but not with people. Direct Primary Care changes all of this.

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All Episodes

46:04

All Doctors are Specialists

Healthcare Americana ·

2021/02/23

Define a physician specialist. It is an impossible task according to Dr. Paula Muto because all physicians are highly trained specialists, no matter which field they pursue. Dr. Muto is an accomplished surgeon who founded UBERDOC, a service for connecting cash pay patients to specialists across the country without the interference of 3rd party payers. Using this platform, she has helped numerous patients and physicians connect in order to bring value to all specialties.Support the show

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46:37

Myths of Board Certification

Healthcare Americana ·

2021/02/17

Dr. Wes Fisher joins Chris on this episode of Healthcare Americana to discuss Board Certification of physicians and the expensive headaches of Maintenance of Certification rules. They discuss how medical associations have monopolized this process and how it has become a big money maker for those involved, at the detriment of physicians and patients.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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30:40

ENT Specialty Direct Care

Healthcare Americana ·

2021/02/09

Chris is joined on Healthcare Americana by Dr. Mary Talley Bowden of BreatheMD. Dr. Bowden is an ear, nose, and throat specialist that started her own cash pay holistic practice to elevate the care she provides and provide an affordable service to her patients.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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34:34

Care Reinforcements Battling COVID

Healthcare Americana ·

2021/02/03

Chris is joined on this episode by Dr. Aamir Hussain, a resident physician at Georgetown University who fought COVID in the early days using a team comprised of medical school graduates, residents, and board certified physicians. He talks about his experience using these groups to provide care when patients needed it the most.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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36:45

Bundling Direct Care Specialties

Healthcare Americana ·

2021/01/26

Troy Reichert, chief revenue officer, Coral, joins Chris on Healthcare Americana to discuss specialists that accept cash pricing. Troy and Chris discuss how those interactions are making it easier for people to afford care. They also touch upon the building blocks of creating a complete, alternative healthcare system for cash buyers.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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27:46

Common DPC Mistakes

Healthcare Americana ·

2021/01/19

There are a lot of right ways to practice DPC but a handful of mistakes are usually common and can derail your practice.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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49:33

Health Law and Direct Care

Healthcare Americana ·

2021/01/12

The first episode of 2021 features a deep dive into healthcare law and what it means for physicians. Chris is joined by attorneys Ike Willett and Steve Lokensgard, partners at Faegre, Drinker, Biddle, & Reath LLP to discuss the common misconceptions and pitfalls of doing business as a physician.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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33:16

Sandra Scheinbaum, PhD: Health Coaching

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/12/29

Chris is joined on this episode by Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum, the CEO and founder of Functional Medicine Coaching Academy. They discuss the growth and impact of the health coaching industry and why it has grown so much in recent years.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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41:22

Scott Borden: Health Savings Accounts & DPC

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/12/22

Chris is joined by Scott Borden, VP Sales HealthSavings Administrators, to discuss health savings accounts, where they came from, what they do, and how they interact with direct primary care memberships. Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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37:53

Kendrick Johnson, DO: Profit is Good

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/12/14

Chris is joined by Dr. Kendrick Johnson of Ark Family Health. They discuss a shared background and how important it is to align incentives to any job worth doing, not just in medical care. The word "profit" can be a dirty word to many physicians but it shouldn't be that way. They also talk about arguments against the direct care model and how easily those are displaced.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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36:32

Healthshares + DPC = Winning Formula

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/12/07

Chris is joined by Colleen Ingraham, COO of the Prairie Spine & Pain Institute, discussing the effort it takes to show people they can become educated consumers. They also discuss alternative benefit options that are making a real difference in people's lives and savings a lot of money for businesses.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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34:48

Medicare & Medical Missions

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/12/01

Dr. Isaac Engholm joins Chris on this episode to tell his story of his direct care practice and the work he is doing in his local community. After civil unrest damaged much of Minneapolis and hurt scores of people, Dr. Engholm decided to do something about it and care for a marginalized group of citizens.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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38:05

Fixing Residency Programs

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/11/24

Chris has talked about the bottleneck that exists in physician training, going from medical school to residency. This leads to thousands of physicians each year being stranded in a professional purgatory - successful completion of medical school but unable to land a residency spot to complete their training. Dr. Khalif and Dr. Mian explain their experiences with this broken system and ways we can make it better.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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38:54

A Vision for American Healthcare

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/11/17

Chris is joined by Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, fresh off an election victory, to discuss ways that real healthcare reform can become a reality. They discuss the need for free market principles in healthcare and how the federal government can get out of the way to empower physicians and patients to make it work.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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37:38

Opportunity Costs

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/11/10

Chris is joined by Dr. Jake DeWitt a direct primary physician at Westfield Premier Physicians to discuss the concept of opportunity costs and how it relates to physicians. They talk about the cost of indecision and the ever-present "analysis paralysis" that freezes many people when trying to make a decision.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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51:36

Tabloid Medicine & Headline Healthcare

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/11/03

Chris is joined by Dr. Robert Goldberg, PhD, co-founder & Vice President of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest. They discuss the concept of Tabloid Medicine and how the internet is a source of great information and empowerment but has been too often co-opted into spreading misleading, even dangerous information, particularly about healthcare.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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57:51

Embracing Direct Care Benefits

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/10/28

Chris is joined by Carl Schuessler, co-founder and managing partner with Mitigate Partners. They discuss how Carl and his team were successful implementing a direct care benefit plan for hospital employees in Florida. Carl also shares his experiences contracting COVID-19 and how he and his family are dealing with the virus.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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39:32

Direct Orthopedic Care

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/10/20

Chris is joined by Dr. Daniel Paull, an orthopedic specialist practicing direct care. They discuss the challenges of leaving hospital employment and how Dr. Paull got back to enjoying the practice of medicine. Dr. Paull is a trailblazer in what he calls direct orthopedic care.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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33:46

Imaging Center Innovation

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/10/13

Chris is joined on this episode of by Dr. Cristin Dickerson, a radiologist and founder of Green Imaging. Dr. Dickerson put together an innovative business plan utilizing existing imaging equipment during time they weren't in use - buying up the unused hours to bring a low cost service to her clients. She and Chris talk about her success and the challenges that patients meet every day when trying to find the best options for medical imaging.Support the show

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37:54

Powering Employer DPC

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/10/06

Ameeth Reddy is the CEO of Equal Health, a technology platform that makes it easier for direct primary care practices to do business with the employer community. Chris and Ameeth discuss the ever-present "chicken or the egg" concept of DPC - is there a supply or a demand issue?Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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