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by Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Dec 18, 2018 | Transparent Pricing
I posted bundled pricing for all of the procedures performed at the Surgery Center of Oklahoma almost a decade ago and have learned many lessons. Here are 10 of them. Single-payer or “Medicare for all” socialized systems are predictable failures. Lesson #1...
by Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Sep 26, 2018 | Blog, In the News
Hello, Dr. Keith Smith with you on behalf of the Free Market Medical Association. Thank you for joining me. I know that I speak on behalf of co-founder, Jay Kempton, when I tell you all how excited we are about those who have agreed to speak at our next annual...
by Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Sep 11, 2018 | Hospital Systems
Dr. Smith was interviewed by microbiologist and editor of Outbreak News, Robert Harriman, who recently received a hospital bill for a same-day surgery which totaled $47,000. The negotiated cost after insurance was $6,000, which made Mr. Harriman question how the...
by Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Aug 27, 2018 | Big Government
“Alvin Lowi, writing in 2008, made a compelling case that Prohibition was never repealed, but rather, that Al Capone and Uncle Sam merely traded places. Without a doubt, brutal consequences await anyone who attempts to skirt the taxes and tribute demanded by the D.C....
by Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Jul 26, 2018 | Healthcare Insurance Companies
Hello, Dr. Keith Smith with you. Surgery Center of Oklahoma. Thank you for joining me. Patients continue to stream into our facility from states outside of Oklahoma, basically refugees from their local price gougers. I always ask patients, “what was your next best...
by Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Jul 24, 2018 | Blog, In the News
Hello, Dr. Keith Smith with you on behalf of the Free Market Medical Association. Thank you for joining me. Jay Kempton and I are very excited to announce that the next annual meeting for the Free Market Medical Association will be at the Hyatt Regency in downtown...
Featured Posts
by Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Oct 1, 2021 | Big Government, Blog, Featured, Hospital Systems, In the News, Medicaid and Medicare, Transparent Pricing
The following article was written by Dr. G. Keith Smith, M.D for the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. As more individuals move to freer, less locked-down states (like Oklahoma and Texas, for instance), the number of people saying “y’all” should greatly... READ MORE
by Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Jul 14, 2021 | Blog, Featured, In the News
The healthcare industry is changing – are you ready for the red pill? Dr. Keith Smith, co-founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma and the Free Market Medical Association (FMMA), announces the FMMA Annual Conference to be held August 5-7, 2021, in Plano, TX. Click to... READ MORE
by Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Jun 24, 2021 | Big Government, Blog, Featured, Healthcare Insurance Companies, Hospital Systems, In the News, Medicaid and Medicare, Pharmaceutical Industries , Transparent Pricing
Recording courtesy of the Mises Institute. Last week, Dr. Keith Smith spoke at the Mises Institute’s Medical Freedom Summit. Listen as he discusses the Surgery Center of Oklahoma’s mission, history, and ground-breaking price transparency model, the broken healthcare... READ MORE
