Economic Perspectives on Healthcare Systems
Notes on LowCarbMD Podcast discussion
Greatly enjoyed discussing economics, debate and metabolic health with Dr. Tro Kalayjian and Dr. Brian Lenzkes for LowCarbMD Podcast. I was in Colorado when we recorded, with an Economic Thinking table at the Mile High Conquest tournament (250 students competing from twenty states!). Podcast on YouTube here:
Website here: E387 – Economic Perspectives on Healthcare Systems | Gregory Rehmke. I’ve pasted the episode timeline below, and added notes and links… (The generated timeline seems a little off but my note (begin with “—”) have actual times from YouTube video.)
(00:00) Intro
—[(00:50) Dr. Lenzkes mentions being a speaker at IPS Civics Summit 2024, Link to page with Recap Video]
— [at (06:15), Heritage Fd. Restoring American Wellness (video) Greg also mentions State Policy Network think tanks who advocate market reforms at the state level.]
— (07:06) Lawson Mansell, alumni homeschool debater, informal debates with other debate alumni. Link to Monument Members podcast page where we discuss health care reform with Lawson.]
(09:28) [actually 11:10] Health savings accounts and why Singapore’s health care system is the best in the world ( See: The Cure That Works: How to Have the World's Best Healthcare -- at a Quarter of the Price)
— [(11:10) Milton Friedman, incentives on spending…]
— [(13:00) Goodman Institute Brief: Did the Government Make Us Fat?]
(13:41) The economic incentive model and health care
— [(20:35) Meant to say I lost 20 pounds in one month, not one week.]
— [(20:50) Watched Nina Teicholz speak at Cato: Big Fat Nutrition Policy | Nina Teicholz]
(24:50) Why minorities and those in lower economic groups are at a much higher risk for health issues
— [(27:40) OwnaHealth working with Medicaid patients in the Bronx. Article: For Richer, for Poorer: Low-Carb Diets Work for All Incomes (Medscape)] And Sept. 9 LowCarbMD podcast with Dr. Mariela Glandt.
(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
— [(49:20) Dr. Lenzkes mentions time with 23 farm workers in Vacaville, CA, who were obese, diabetic, and spoke little English, via remote: “So we just did education…here’s tortillas, here’s what’s in it… once they got their CGMs on…” they could see the connection between what they ate and how their blood sugar levels responded. 16-week follow up, one-hour a week of doctor’s time, but speaking with all 23 workers.]
—[(55:01) Swiss Re Institute event: Fixing Metabolic Health page with links to speaker videos
—[(57:11) Toward.health Employee Health Program now working with Swiss Re (and other firms)…]
(57:10) The power of anecdotes for promoting good health information
— [(01:02:00) Reduce NY state regulations. Greg mentions “Z” (Zilvinas Silenas, President of Empire Center for Public Policy). Empire Center and other State Policy Network member work to reduce costly and often counterproductive state regulations.]
(01:03:18) Some potential issues with deregulating HSAs
— [(01:06:16) Surgery Center of Oklahoma video from 2012]
(01:06:08) The advancement of good metabolic health information over the past decade or so
[(01:08;13) Nutrition Against Disease, once popular book my Dr. Roger Williams (mentioned in this post)
(01:08:50) Outro and Plugs
Economic Thinking flyer for the Stoa league national debate topic… Posts on Economic Thinking page. Stoa speech and debate league.
