Benjamin Rush Institute

Free Health Care

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Have you been lied to about health care? Free Health Care is a podcast from the Benjamin Rush Institute which challenges the idea that American medicine must be expensive, insurer-driven, and overregulated. Hosted by Director Brian Mew, the show makes case for free-market alternatives that restore the doctor-patient relationship, improve care, and put medicine back in the hands of physicians rather than health insurers and bureaucrats.

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Episode 3: America 250: The Revolution is Not Over 06.07.2026 27:51

Two hundred fifty years after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S.A. remains the greatest experiment in liberty the world has ever known. But are we as free today as the Founders envisioned? And what will it take to ensure our best days are still ahead? In this Independence Day episode, host Brian Mew reflects on both the legacy of Dr. Benjamin Rush and the radically libertari...

Episode 2: Cutting Out the Middleman with Direct Care 22.06.2026 26:39

Why are an increasing number of physicians choosing to step outside the insurance-driven system in favor of direct care? In this episode, we explore how American health care has changed since WWII and the litany of policy decisions that, directly or indirectly, further separated consumers from the actual cost of their health care. Between growing dissatisfaction with insurers and the broken promis...

Episode 1: What Does It Mean to Free Health Care? with Dr. John Flo 08.06.2026 35:10

What does it mean to "free" health care? In the first episode of the Benjamin Rush Institute's Free Health Care Podcast, Director Brian Mew and Board Member Dr. John Flo discuss the growing challenges facing American medicine—from physician burnout and shortages to rising costs and declining transparency—and explore the innovative models offering a different path forward: a path to putting patient...