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Why Aren’t There More Free Market Surgery Centers and Clinics?
Mises Wire
Author: G. Keith Smith, MD
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Category: Cronyism and Corporatism, Health
[This is a transcript of a talk given June 17, 2021, at the Mises Institute’s Medical Freedom Summit in Salem, New Hampshire.] On behalf of everyone at the Surgery Center of Oklahoma and the Free Market Medical Association, thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. Just over twenty-four years ago the operation of the Surgery Center of
The Free Market Medical Revolution
The Austrian
Author: G. Keith Smith, MD
Online Publish Date:
Category: The Entrepreneur, Health
Jeff Deist: Welcome, Dr. Smith. I know you are a University of Oklahoma alum and your surgery center is in Oklahoma City. Are you an Oklahoma native? Keith Smith: Yes, I am. I was born in Tulsa and lived in the Southeast corner, in the Southwest corner, and ended up right in the middle. JD: Do you think being a Midwesterner informed your worldview
How the Surgery Center of Oklahoma Tapped the Cash Market
Media Asset
Author: G. Keith Smith, MD
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Category: Cronyism and Corporatism, Free Markets, Health
“The cronies and their government pals are increasingly exposed. As the co-founder of the Free Market Medical Association , I am filled with optimism watching the growth and acceptance of market discipline in this industry.” A new world of medical entrepreneurship is growing. Concierge and cash-only practices, walk-in cash clinics, medical
A Medical Revolt Is Coming
Mises Wire
Author: G. Keith Smith, MD
Online Publish Date:
Category: Interventionism, Prices, Value and Exchange, Capitalism, Economic Freedom
While the Free Market Medical Association [FMMA] is made up of buyers, sellers, and intermediaries, we decided this year to focus primarily on buyers. That decision inspired the remarks I’ll make today. We have always believed that the growth of this movement hinged on an empowered, enlightened, and red-pilled buyer. The seller’s then forced to