Medical doctor Keith Smith returns to the show to explain how government intervention allows insurance companies to distort health care prices. Rather than merely diagnosing the problem, Smith has formed organizations that are providing affordable care to patients.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interviewThe Surgery Center of OklahomaThe Free Market Medical Association (FMMA)The Medical Freedom Summit, hosted by Mises Institute, on June 17, 2021 in New HampshireA short YouTube video in which Keith Smith explains $100 hospital aspirin.Bob’s book (co-authored with emergency room doctor Doug McGuff) on the economics of health care, The Primal PrescriptionFor more information, see BobMurphyShow.com. The Bob Murphy Show is also available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and via RSS.