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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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39:58

Employer Benefits in a Pandemic

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/09/29

Cristy Gupton, President of Custom Benefits Solutions talks with Chris about small and large employers handling benefit plans for their employees in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discuss the fragility of thinking that many business leaders have in thinking their employees are actually happy with their current benefit plans.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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32:16

The Freedom of Independence

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/09/21

Dr. Craig Wax joins Chris on the show to discuss why 75% of physicians under the age of 45 are employed. Only 22% of medical students say they plan on owning a practice in the future. Dr. Wax is one of those rare independent physicians that accepts insurance and he’s been advocating for a return to independence for our nation’s physicians.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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46:58

The Reeducation of Insurance Brokers

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/09/14

Chris is join by Tom Yakopin, the National Marketing Director for New Era Health Plans on this episode. Tom describes his work trying to teach brokers and consumers that there is a better way to help people with risk management and using insurance as a financial tool. They also discuss problems with the way we think about health insurance and how that is changing.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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41:29

Telehealth is Red Hot

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/09/09

Chris is joined by David Goldhill, CEO & Founder of Sesame - a direct to patient marketplace to discuss the impact of telehealth, why this is considered a big innovation and why innovation in healthcare is continuously stymied.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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34:55

My Hospital Stole My Identity

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/09/01

Today’s show is a warning to those doctors out there that are overworked and asked to place their trust in their employer. Our guest, Dr. Leah Houston, was a victim of professional identity theft when her previous employer continued to submit claims under her name long after she left the company and the state. As you’ll find out, there’s little recourse, as she was able to find out what was happening but at considerable cost of time and money to her in order to fight the hospital’s unethical

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35:55

Our Forgotten Future Doctors

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/08/24

Almost a quarter of medical school graduates cannot further their education and training because of limits on the available training slot. What are these men and women supposed to do? Chris talks with Dr. Faarina Khan, Chief Assistant Physician at the Medina Clinic in Missouri about her experience attempting to find a residency match as well as her efforts to expand opportunities for our “forgotten future doctors".Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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40:33

What Do Patients Say?

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/08/17

Chris is back hosting the podcast and speaks with author Deb Gordon about her new book, "The Health Care Consumer's Manifesto". Deb spent years interviewing and surveying patients to understand their hidden and not-so-hidden sentiments to health insurance and doctors. She shares her insights and more.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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44:05

Exposing America's Poor Health

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/08/11

What is the psychological toll of a global pandemic, and how does the fallout expose systemic problems with American healthcare? Dr. Rupali Chadha, a board certified psychiatric physician, shares insight into the pandemic’s impact on mental health and points out solutions emerging at the policy level. She also shares some personal tips to remain well, both mentally and physically.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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46:49

Innovating within the Covid-19 Pandemic

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/08/04

The global pandemic which burst upon an unprepared world from Wuhan, China in early 2020 exposed serious problems within the American healthcare system. It also accelerated much needed innovation, such as telemedicine. Dr. Shah discusses how the disruption caused by the crisis may create space for more innovation to flourish, like competitive pricing transparency and direct care.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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29:32

Pre-existing Conditions Don't Exist in DPC

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/07/27

President and co founder of Freedom Healthworks, Adam Habig, fills in for Chris on this episode and chats with Terry Wilcox, executive director of Patients Rising. They discuss pre-existing conditions in direct care and the impact they have on the insurance system that leads to increased cost, lack of control and more. Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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35:03

Socialist Healthcare Doesn't Work

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/07/20

President and co founder of Freedom Healthworks, Adam Habig, fills in for Chris on this episode and chats with Dr. Katarina Lindley. Dr. Lindley grew up in Soviet Yugoslavia and tells her story of the perils of socialized medicine in the former communist country. Adam and Dr. Lindley explore the depths of a "single payer" model.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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31:22

History of Health Insurance

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/07/14

Chris is joined by David Balat, Director of Right on Healthcare with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, to discuss the complex history of health insurance and why it is now linked with employers. They also discuss how insurance and care came to be interchangeable and why a different path is necessary for all Americans' future health care.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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42:23

Showing Physicians the Light

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/07/07

Chris is joined by Dr. Kimberly Legg Corba, a DPC physician, member of the board of directors of DPC Action, founder & president of Pennsylvania Direct Primary Care Association, to brainstorm ideas, successes and obstacles to getting more physicians to move into independent direct primary care. Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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35:23

Why Do Hospitals Need So Many Administrators?

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/06/30

Chris is joined by John Chamberlain, chairman of the board of Citizen Health and a reformed former hospital executive. They dive into the explosive growth of administrators and bureaucrats relative to the increase in people responsible for caring for us. They also discuss what needs to change to lower healthcare costs.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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31:40

Who Heals the Healers?

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/06/22

Chris is joined, again, by Dr. Marion Mass, pediatrician, writer, champion of patient care, and founder of the Practicing Physicians of America, as they discuss the taboo subject of physician suicide in the United States and ask who helps heal the healers and why do so many doctors in our country choose to take their own lives instead of risking appearing weak and asking for help.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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32:26

Can PAs and NPs Solve the Physician Shortage?

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/06/17

Chris talks with Dr. Marion Mass, a pediatrician, founder of the Practicing Physicians of America, and writer, to get her thoughts about the physician shortage issue and whether or not proposed short term fixes are really the answer.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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25:19

Envisioning a Better Way

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/06/09

David Balat, Director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation joins Chris on this episode to discuss ideas for a better healthcare industry. They discuss decoupling insurance from employers and freeing up the health insurance market to innovate on individual policies. They also discuss roadblocks to equality in healthcare and what can be done.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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39:26

Doctors & Community

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/06/02

Drs. Matt & Janelle Pflieger joined Chris on this episode to discuss the role doctors play in the local community. They talk about the importance of involvement in local affairs, how physicians vacated their community roles, and how to get involved. They also discussed how direct care doctors are perfectly positioned to be more involved.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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25:31

Doctors' Addiction to Salary

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/05/26

Dr. Bavana Rao joined Chris on the podcast to talk about how she took back control of her career and practice. They ask and debate the topic of physicians' addiction to salary. Dr. Rao gives advice to the doctors out there who are thinking about a move to greener pastures but don't think they can do it.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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38:56

A Surgeon Sees A Better Way

Healthcare Americana ·

2020/05/19

Chris talks with Dr. Randy Lovell of the Lovell Hand and Orthopedic Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Lovell struck out on his own and is performing revolutionary new surgery on hands that are cheaper, have better results and take less time. They discuss why his surgery center publishes prices and deals honestly with patients as well as what it took to start the new surgery center.Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

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