The Pursuit of Health: a podcast on health policy for a free and modern society.

Center for Modern Health
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Health and free choice in American medicine—a podcast on how individual rights, freedom, and mutual trade should guide patients and doctors in the pursuit of health. We challenge the moral and political ideas shaping healthcare and champion a system where individuals are free to think, choose, and pursue health in the American healthcare system. The Pursuit of Health covers topics like the morality of the profit motive in healthcare, why healthcare requires freedom, and how to advocate for policy change. Join us for insights at the crossroads of medical practice, policy, and philosophy.

  1. CPOM Laws Disarm Doctors Against Private Equity

    3d ago

    CPOM Laws Disarm Doctors Against Private Equity

    Corporate Practice of Medicine (CPOM) laws were intended to protect physicians from corporate control. But in practice, CPOM laws disarm physicians against corporations, including private equity backed takeovers. In this episode, we argue that doctors should embrace business, not insulate themselves from it, if they want to regain their professional autonomy. Please like, share, and subscribe to our show. To support our show, and the Center for Modern Health, you can make a tax deductible donation here.

    30 min
  2. The Right to Healthcare That We do Have, by Jared Rhoads

    Jun 4

    The Right to Healthcare That We do Have, by Jared Rhoads

    Advocates for free-markets often argue that healthcare is not a right, not if defined as the right to someone else's labor. While not disputing this basic point, Jared Rhoads in this audio-article reframes the case for free-markets in terms of the right that we do have in healthcare, namely, the right to freely pursue our own health with those who can provide it to us in voluntary trade. This reframing clarifies how our current healthcare system violates this right, and motivates free-market policy advocacy as furthering such a right as a moral and practical imperative. You can read Jared Rhoads' article here. Please like, share, and subscribe to our show. To support our show, and the Center for Modern Health, you can make a tax deductible donation here.

    8 min
  3. Physician-owned hospitals: subsidy-seekers or market disruptors?

    May 29

    Physician-owned hospitals: subsidy-seekers or market disruptors?

    Section 6001 of the Affordable Care Act prohibits Physician-Owned Hospitals from receiving Medicare dollars for providing care to Medicare patients. Should we repeal Section 6001 to introduce more freedom in the healthcare system and competition against corporate-owned hospitals? Or should we maintain the ban if it saves taxpayer's money? This is a false alternative, and in this episode discuss what a proper free-market response should look like. Please like, share, and subscribe to our show. To support our show, and the Center for Modern Health, you can make a tax deductible donation here.

    38 min
  4. Fixing the FDA: a two-track plan to end regulatory chaos

    May 22

    Fixing the FDA: a two-track plan to end regulatory chaos

    Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad tried to reform the FDA, increasing standards for some drugs while fast tracking others. Now they are out. Was it impossible to both protect patients from low-value drugs and give quicker access to those who want to use drugs of disputed value? Jared Rhoads proposes a reform to the FDA that can resolve these conflicts, by separating the right the bring a drug to market from the ability to sell a drug to a government program. Here is Jared Rhoads' article on 'Bringing a drug to market versus approving a drug for a program: a proposal'. To support our show, and the Center for Modern Health, you can make a tax deductible donation here.

    30 min
  5. Why Health Insurance Pays for ‘Sickcare’, with Tina Marsh Dalton

    May 15

    Why Health Insurance Pays for ‘Sickcare’, with Tina Marsh Dalton

    If acute healthcare services, so-called "sickcare", is more expensive than paying for preventive care to maintain your overall wellness, why don't health insurers invest more in prevention? The answer lies in a broken incentive structure. In this episode, health economist Tina Marsh Dalton breaks down why our system is built for "sickcare"—prioritizing acute crises over long-term wellness. We explore the economic hurdles to chronic care and discuss how to transform insurance providers from bureaucratic barriers into genuine partners in our pursuit of health. In this episode, we cover: The "Wellness Paradox" and why the math doesn't currently reward overall wellness.The difference between acute and long-term economic models in healthcare.Policy changes to realign monetary incentives with a healthier future for patients. To support our show, and the Center for Modern Health, you can make a tax deductible donation here.

    53 min
  6. The No Surprises Act fails at arbitrating fair healthcare prices

    May 8

    The No Surprises Act fails at arbitrating fair healthcare prices

    While patients no longer get surprise bills for seeing out-of-network providers, the No Surprises Act (NSA) has replaced them with new surprises for all stakeholders in healthcare. In this episode, we discuss how real prices, not more enforcement, is the only truly fair and practical solution to surprise bills and claims. Without real healthcare prices, expect surprises! To support our show, and the Center for Modern Health, you can make a tax deductible donation here.

    41 min
  7. Fighting Certificate of Need Law with Jessica Dobrinsky

    Apr 30

    Fighting Certificate of Need Law with Jessica Dobrinsky

    Large health systems claim Certificate of Need (CON) laws protect the community. In this episode, Jessica Dobrinsky exposes the truth: these laws aren't about serving patients — they are pure economic protectionism designed to stifle competition and access to care. Join us as we deconstruct the bureaucratic "permission slips" holding American medicine back. Check out Jessica's substack Clear Lines here. Check out Jessica's work at the Cardinal institute here. To support our show, and the Center for Modern Health, you can make a tax deductible donation here.

    29 min
  8. Policy and Pluralism in the Age of Modern Medicine

    Apr 23

    Policy and Pluralism in the Age of Modern Medicine

    In this episode Jared Rhoads narrates his article 'Policy and Pluralism in the Age of Modern Medicine'. The future of medical progress and personalized care is incompatible with our one-size-fits-all approach to health policy. In order to truly harness the power of science to serve our individual health needs, the implicit medical paternalism in current health policy approaches needs to be replaced with a policy approach that empowers individual choice. To support our show, and the Center for Modern Health, you can make a tax deductible donation here.

    11 min
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Health and free choice in American medicine—a podcast on how individual rights, freedom, and mutual trade should guide patients and doctors in the pursuit of health. We challenge the moral and political ideas shaping healthcare and champion a system where individuals are free to think, choose, and pursue health in the American healthcare system. The Pursuit of Health covers topics like the morality of the profit motive in healthcare, why healthcare requires freedom, and how to advocate for policy change. Join us for insights at the crossroads of medical practice, policy, and philosophy.

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