E387 - Economic Perspectives on Healthcare Systems | Gregory Rehmke

Gregory Rehmke is Program Director for Economic Thinking—a
nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching economic principles
and the key role of economic freedom, property rights, and the
rule of law to progress and prosperity in America and around the
world.


He has directed educational programs at the Center for the
American Idea, The Reason Foundation, and the Foundation for
Economic Education.


Gregory Rehmke has a degree in Economics from the University of
Washington and did graduate work at the University of St. Thomas
and San Jose State University.


In this episode, Dr. Tro, Dr. Brian, and Gregory talk about…




(00:00) Intro




(06:31) Finding and working toward bipartisan agreement on
very important issues related to health




(09:28) Health savings accounts and why Singapore’s health
care system is the best in the world




(13:41) The economic incentive model and health care




(24:50) Why minorities and those in lower economic groups are
at a much higher risk for health issues




(34:36) Employee and student wellness




(40:48) Reaching people with the message of metabolic health




(46:20) Perverse incentive structures in healthcare and how
they can be effectively reformed




(57:10) The power of anecdotes for promoting good health
information




(01:03:18) Some potential issues with deregulating HSAs




(01:06:08) The advancement of good metabolic health
information over the past decade or so




(01:08:50) Outro and Plugs




For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for
listening!


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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:




Medicine and Culture (book by Lynn Payer):
https://www.amazon.com/Medicine-Culture-Revised-Lynn-Payer




For Richer, for Poorer: Low-Carb Diets Work for All Incomes:
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/richer-poorer-low-carb-diets-work-all-incomes-2024a1000cw5?form=fpf




Gregory Rehmke:




Economic Thinking: https://economicthinking.org/




State Policy Network: https://spn.org/




STOA Debate League: https://www.stoausa.org




Normal Nutrition (substack):
https://normalnutrition.substack.com




Dr. Brian Lenzkes: 




Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/




Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author




Dr. Tro Kalayjian: 




Website: https://www.doctortro.com/




Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro




Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/




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