Here is my half hour interview with Albert Lu, an intensely well-informed disciple of the Austrian School of economics. I thoroughly enjoyed visiting with him and hope you enjoy it, as well. G. Keith Smith, M.D. For more information about free market health care,...
In a related article, The New American’s William Jasper exposes the health industry’s cronyism, all enabled by the federal government. You can read it here. This is courageous, “take no prisoners” journalism. Dr. Lantier and I thoroughly...
William Jasper, senior editor of The New American Magazine, has combined his gift as a writer with his recently obtained knowledge about what we are doing at the Surgery Center of Oklahoma. The result is one of the finest articles I have ever read. You can read it...
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) which administers Medicaid in the state of Oklahoma and facing anticipated budget shortfalls, has proposed an increase in the copays Medicaid beneficiaries should pay for medicines and doctor visits. Before you give too much...
Here is an article I recently wrote for the Free Market Medical Association (FMMA) that I thought many of you would find interesting. Since writing this only a few days ago the membership demand from those seeking free market minded physicians and facilities...
Glen Tullman, writing for Forbes Magazine, compares the innovation of our price posting to that of the companies, Apple and Uber here. Here is a quote from the article, one that will give you an idea of the author’s thoughts about what we are doing: "If you do...
The biggest laugh I received during my recent talk given in Quebec was when I characterized the operation of the U.S. health care system as no different than a Mexican drug syndicate or cartel. I relayed to the audience the idea that the dysfunction of the U.S....
During a recent trip to Quebec where I spoke to an international group interested in how our facility works and interested in steering as many patients as possible to us, I was interested to hear my new Canadian friends extoll the virtues of their “single...
The application of the above helps to explain much of what is happening around us, the failure (or success) of the state, society, you name it. Another addition would be Hoppe’s description of time preference and its influence on human behavior. Awareness of...
I am finding that time to write is getting harder to come by. The primary reason for this is good news: so many patients and self-funded businesses are contacting me about securing care for themselves or their employees that I have little time for anything else. I...
Specialists and surgeons from all of Oklahoma’s top healthcare systems choose to operate here.