Keith Smith on Free Market Health Care

Update: 2019-11-18

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Entrepreneur and Anesthesiologist Keith Smith of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma talks with host Russ Roberts about what it's like to run a surgery center that posts prices on the internet and that does not take insurance. Along the way, he discusses the distortions in the market for health care and how a real market for health care might function if government took a smaller role.

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Keith Smith on Free Market Health Care

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Keith Smith on Free Market Health Care