On this episode of Healthcare Americana, host Christopher Habig, CEO of Freedom Healthworks, is joined by Howard Berman, CEO of Coya Therapeutics. Together, they discuss the complexities of neurodegenerative diseases and the groundbreaking work being done to combat them. Explore the profound impact of conditions like ALS, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's, and discover Coya's pioneering approach that utilizes Regulatory T-cells (Tregs) to revolutionize therapy for neurodegeneration. Howard offers ins...
Aug 17, 2023•27 min•Ep. 202
On this episode of Healthcare Americana, Christopher Habig, CEO of Freedom Healthworks, is joined by health expert Dr. Anthony Balduzzi, founder of the Fit Father Project and Fit Mother Project. Together, they discuss the importance of nutritional education, proactive planning and focusing on your future health. Dr. Balduzzi highlights the need for a strong framework aligned with a deep health journey, and the value of being part of a supportive and motivating community. Dr. Balduzzi explains ho...
Aug 10, 2023•37 min•Ep. 201
On this episode of Healthcare Americana, Christopher Habig, CEO of Freedom Healthworks, welcomes Tim Hwang, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board at Nitra. The discussion centers on managing expenses in physicians' practices and addressing staffing shortages. Tim explains how Nitra's comprehensive financial platform liberates physicians from operational worries, enabling them to prioritize patient care. The episode covers Nitra's impact on supporting new and established practices' growth and offe...
Aug 03, 2023•28 min•Ep. 200
On this episode of Healthcare Americana, host Christopher Habig and guest David Krissman, creator of "The Great Social Experiment" podcast documentary series, explore the history and intricacies of kidney care in America. They discuss the significance of the "God Committee," responsible for determining which medically eligible patients would receive the life-extending treatments. Uncovering insights into the Nixon-era Medicare ESRD Program, they question why kidney care received preferential tre...
Jul 27, 2023•37 min•Ep. 199
On this episode of Healthcare Americana, host Christopher Habig, CEO of Freedom Healthworks, talks with Luká Yancopoulos, CEO of Grapevine Technologies, about the pressing challenges of the healthcare supply chain. Together, they unravel the complexities caused by the outdated 'dinosaur distributors,' and Luká reveals Grapevine's revolutionary approach to disintermediate the process. Discover how Grapevine empowers small and medium-sized healthcare businesses to slash supply costs by up to 90% t...
Jul 20, 2023•32 min•Ep. 198
On this episode of Healthcare Americana, Christopher Habig, CEO of Freedom Healthworks, hosts Al Kushner, author of "Virtual Medicare-10 Costly Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make." They uncover Medicare intricacies, dispel misconceptions, and shed light on expenses. Al, an esteemed Medicare expert, shares his thoughts on Medicare’s future and explains the differences between Part A, B, C, and D, and emphasizes the importance of being proactive with Medicare eligibility. He also discusses the impo...
Jul 13, 2023•21 min•Ep. 197
On this episode of Healthcare Americana, host Christopher Habig, CEO of Freedom Healthworks, is joined by Dr. Allison Edwards, Medical Director at Sesame. Together, they explore the impact of medical schools prioritizing specialties over everyday care. They also explain how Direct Primary Care (DPC) leads to fewer patient referrals to specialists. The conversation extends to the limitations of hospitals and the confusion surrounding their decision to pull back from virtual care. Several concerni...
Jul 06, 2023•40 min•Ep. 196
On this episode of Healthcare Americana, join Christopher Habig, CEO of Freedom Healthworks, and his guest Eziah Syed, Co-founder and CEO at Mend, as they discuss the transformative power of supplements and clinical nutrition, and explore the science behind these essential components of health. They also shed light on the impact of nutrition in hospitals and the urgent need to address chronic conditions, malnutrition, and undernourishment plaguing society. Eziah shares valuable insights on makin...
Jun 29, 2023•28 min•Ep. 195
On this episode of Healthcare Americana, Christopher Habig, CEO of Freedom Healthworks, sits down with Kyle Swinsky, Founder and CEO at AMOpportunities, to discuss the US physician shortage and what’s causing it. They address licensing roadblocks faced by international doctors, and the impact of student debt on medical career choices. Additionally, they touch upon recent legislation in Tennessee granting provisional licenses to foreign physicians and the importance of access to education for asp...
Jun 22, 2023•31 min•Ep. 194
On this episode of Healthcare Americana, join Christopher Habig, CEO of Freedom Healthworks, and Troy Bannister, Founder and CSO at Particle Health, as they dive into the complexities of healthcare data access. Discover the significance of simplifying data for doctors and the challenges patients face in accessing their medical records. Explore actionable ways patients can make a difference, including the importance of complaining for their rights. Gain insights into the thriving provider-to-prov...
Jun 15, 2023•36 min•Ep. 193
On this enlightening episode of Healthcare Americana, host Christopher Habig, CEO of Freedom Healthworks, engages in a thought-provoking discussion with Jenni Nolan, a Board-Certified Patient Advocate and owner of Clear Healthcare Advocacy. Together, they challenge the misconception that health insurance guarantees coverage and shed light on the alarming impact of mystery bills as the leading cause of bankruptcies. Concerns about fraud and the prevalence of incorrect medical billing are also add...
Jun 08, 2023•21 min•Ep. 192
Join Christopher Habig, CEO of Freedom Healthworks, on this episode of Healthcare Americana, with guest Sarah Harker, Freedom Healthworks’ Business Development Manager. Together, they discuss the challenges within the traditional healthcare system, explore the motivations driving physicians and nurses to break free from its limitations, and highlight the transformative potential of Direct Primary Care in delivering patient-focused care. Additionally, they address the confusion surrounding the te...
Jun 01, 2023•29 min•Ep. 191
In this episode of Healthcare Americana, host Christopher Habig, CEO of Freedom Healthworks, interviews Dr. Ken Duckworth, Chief Medical Officer for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). They discuss the alarming rise in mental health conditions, with approximately 1 in 5 people affected, a number that has increased since the pandemic, prominently driven by anxiety and depression. Dr. Duckworth sheds light on the role social media and smartphones have played in mental health. He ...
May 25, 2023•28 min•Ep. 190
On this episode of Healthcare Americana, host Christopher Habig, CEO of Freedom Healthworks, interviews Dr. Lisa Marino, the founder of Victress Health and Wellness. Dr. Marino shares insights into her multidisciplinary practice and unique cash pay physical therapy, which allows her to provide a higher level of care and attention to her patients. They also discuss the limitations of physical therapy outcomes within insurance-based systems. Dr. Marino emphasizes the importance of personalized car...
May 18, 2023•26 min•Ep. 189
On this episode of the Healthcare Americana podcast, Christopher Habig, CEO and co-founder of Freedom Health Works, and Rafi Salazar, the principal at Rehab U Practice Solutions discuss the importance of creating an exceptional patient experience in healthcare. The conversation explores the issues patients face when seeking healthcare, including the lack of transparency in the industry and the knowledge discrepancy between patients and healthcare providers. Patients often walk into clinics feeli...
May 11, 2023•28 min•Ep. 188
On this episode of Health Americana, host Christopher Habig, the CEO and co-founder of Freedom Health Works interviews Dr. Keith Smith, managing partner anesthesiologist at the Surgery Center of Oklahoma. Dr. Smith shares his passionate story about leaving the hospital system behind to start a private practice. His motivation to explore this passion was driven by the realization that hospitals were not operating in a mutually beneficial way and were financially harming both physicians and patien...
May 04, 2023•35 min•Ep. 187
Christopher Habig, CEO and co-founder of Freedom Health Works, interviews Lou Morin, CEO of SAVVOS Health, on the podcast Healthcare Americana. They discuss the concept of a healthcare marketplace, a place where people can buy services directly from medical providers. Lou explains how this can be a feasible option in healthcare, even when there are many unknowns about health care and the body. He explains that the marketplace can provide access to resources that can help guide people to the righ...
Apr 27, 2023•31 min•Ep. 186
Christopher Habig, the CEO and co-founder of Freedom Health Works, hosts Healthcare Americana. On this episode, Jay Kempton, the President and CEO of the Kempton Group and one of the founders of the Free Market Medical Association, is a guest. Together, they discuss the upcoming 2023 Free Market Medical Association Annual Conference, which is an event that brings together people in the healthcare industry who are fed up with the status quo and have a desire to change it. They also talk about the...
Apr 20, 2023•24 min•Ep. 185
Daniel Wrenne of Wrenne Financial discusses how physicians often end up living paycheck to paycheck or unable to get small loans to start a new practice. He attributes this to two main causes; first, there is a lack of financial literacy in the educational system, meaning physicians must go out of their way to learn the basics of personal finance. Second, there is a disconnect between values and the culture that tells us more is always better. This leads to a pursuit of money and possessions, re...
Apr 13, 2023•31 min•Ep. 184
Patrick Haig is the co-founder and CEO of Goodbill, whose mission is to shake up the healthcare industry and make hospital bills transparent and affordable to the patient. Patrick and Chris discuss the confusion, opaqueness, and mystery surrounding hospital bills in America. Patrick shares his motivation behind starting the company and shares his experience of helping people overcome confusion surrounding hospital bills. He believes that people who read about outrageous hospital bills typically ...
Apr 06, 2023•29 min•Ep. 183
Clif Knight, Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs and Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine joins Chris Habig to discuss Marian University's unique offerings and location, which sets it apart from other medical schools. He explained that Marian University is focused on giving students broad exposure to different situations, people, lifestyles, and ways of doing things. The focus of the school is on primary care and osteopathic medicine, e...
Mar 30, 2023•29 min•Ep. 182
Kyle Kiser is the CEO of Arrive Health, a virtual pharmacy assistant. This tool is used as a care team tool to automate outreach to patients, drive adherence, and improve quality and readmissions. Kyle's goal is to make connections beyond just pharmacy, particularly in the realm of specialty medications, and to make it easier for patients and providers to access the tool. The core mission remains the same, but the new capabilities allow for more frequent interactions to occur between providers a...
Mar 23, 2023•27 min•Ep. 181
In this episode, Chris speaks with Jonathan Wolfson, the Chief Legal Officer, and Policy Director for the Cicero Institute, a think tank that focuses on state-level policy. Wolfson speaks on taking price transparency to the next level and discusses how so many people look to the government to fix the numerous and relatively unknown problems of American healthcare. Habig continues that only when the government gets out of the way can the free market of healthcare flourish. Follow Healthcare...
Mar 16, 2023•32 min•Ep. 180
Chris welcomes Dr. Candace Walker to his podcast, Healthcare Americana. Dr. Walker is a practicing direct primary care physician and owner of Flowing Life Direct Health in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been utilizing a business model to provide healthcare to her community. Christopher asked how the practice was going, to which Dr. Walker replied that it was going great. She is living her dream and is happy to wake up every day to her passion. Christopher concluded the conversation by emphasizing the...
Mar 09, 2023•23 min•Ep. 179
Dr. Eddie Williams is the founder of Foundation Direct Primary Care in the Gulf Shores of Alabama. Dr. Williams is a healthcare practitioner who has found success in building a loyal patient base through genuine interest in his patients while starting a men’s-focused dpc clinic. Chris and Eddie discuss how to grow a practice, discussing that the best way to increase patient numbers is to focus on providing good service to each individual patient. He also noted that the bar for providing go...
Mar 02, 2023•27 min•Ep. 178
Benjamin Lightburn, CEO and Co-Founder of Filament Health, the world’s leading psychedelics company, speaks with Chris about psilocybin, the active ingredient in some mushrooms that companies like Filament, are finding to have powerful medicinal benefits. From growing, processing, and legalities, Chris and Benjamin dive deep and unveil the stigma that surrounds psychedelics and discuss the current state of where these natural medicinal mushrooms lay from the medical industry to consumers.&...
Feb 23, 2023•37 min•Ep. 177
America’s first FreedomDoc practice with Dr. Ana Boyer speaks on whole health, mental health, quality of care, balance, and quality of life all stemming from being in Direct Primary Care. Hear her stories on how the quality of life for her patients and for her has dramatically changed for the better. Obtain the freedom to practice medicine the way you want without all the administrative responsibility of partnering with Freedom Healthworks. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn...
Feb 16, 2023•24 min•Ep. 176
Ryan Campbell challenges the traditional practice model, embarking on a journey to teach people how to be healthy and innovate the healthcare industry with a Direct Primary Care practice in the naturopathic field, challenging the long-entrenched insurance model. How did a mechanical engineer end up in medical school? What is the difference between traditional primary care practices and Direct Primary Care? How did the pandemic accelerate the innovation of telemedicine and the Direct Primary Care...
Feb 09, 2023•33 min•Ep. 175
Throwback Episode: Rural Healthcare in America with Adam Habig Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks Subscribe at https://healthcareamericana.com/episodes/...
Feb 02, 2023•32 min•Ep. 174
Author of ExPat Health Guide, Hunter Schultz speaks with Chris Habig on the pros of DPC and the cons of the status quo, discussing dpc outreach, getting the word out to the masses, and even how DPC brings polarizing political spectrums together. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on Hunter Schultz Subscribe at https://healthcareamericana.com/episodes/...
Jan 26, 2023•32 min•Ep. 173
