The Healthcare Episode

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About this Episode:

And the guys are back tackling Canadian Pre-crime Laws, Free Speech, Compelled Speech, Hate Speech, Braden’s Cranial Scan, and of course the topic of Healthcare and the role of Insurers (and employers) in how the whole darn thing works. You’ll also get talk on Ozempic, South Park, Star Trek Tricorders, Childhood Bullying, Obamacare, MLR, Government Run Healthcare, Bernie Sanders, Single Payer, even more AI talk, Pharmacy Rebate Programs. Religion, Politics, Nationalism – what more could you want in one episode??

Episode Timeline:

00:00:00

Cold Open


00:01:06

Introduction


00:04:19

Canada – Pre-Crime – Minority Report


00:07:50

Free Speech


00:13:18

Twitter and the Public Square


00:21:14

All About the Flag, Upside-down, Flag Burning


00:24:01

Healthcare Topic Intro


00:24:24

South Park Navigating the American Healthcare System


00:29:26

State of the American Healthcare System


00:30:26

Jim’s Opinion on the Least Worst Healthcare Solution


00:31:46

Braden’s Rebuttal to Jim’s Opinion


00:35:57

Jim’s Premise on Solving the Healthcare Problem


00:43:20

Braden’s Cranial Scan and Eyeballs


00:45:43

Numb Tongue


00:47:06

Healthcare Insurance is not Insurance


00:54:25

Healthcare Insurers Administer Policies, Employers Define Them


01:00:21

Pharmacy Benefits – Rebate Programs


01:01:40

Obamacare Medical Loss Ratio (MLR)


01:05:33

Healthcare Technology at Insurers Trails 10+ Years


01:06:51

Why Does Tech Adoption Trail in Healthcare Insurance?


01:15:20

Episode Closing

Show Notes:

Links to Info Referenced in Episode:

 

Rick Monday (not Ron Cey) – April 25, 1976 Flag Burning
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ron+cey+flag+burning

Online Harms Bill (C-63) News Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK9Ry6Y4zLA

Infant Mortality Rates by Country (CIA.gov)
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/infant-mortality-rate/country-comparison/

Healthcare Spending per Capita (KFF)
https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-spending-u-s-compare-countries/


Guests:

No special guests were part of this episode.