Episode 10: Stressed Out Doctors Leave It All Behind (Part 1)

00:00 Intro

01:07 Dr. Jordan Johnson

01:28 Cash-based practice

02:14 My first interaction with Dr. Johnson at Morganton Chiropractic

04:14 One way doctors keep their own overhead down and spend more time with patients

06:38 Reverse-engineered pricing based on what was needed to have a healthy work-life balance

07:30 First appointment is one hour long, subsequent treatment visits

08:48 Why pay a higher price through an insurance company when the cash price is lower?

08:57 Are the premiums we pay for PPO “networks” really worth it?

09:12 Free MarketMedical Association, David Contorno, Shane Purcell

09:25 Dr. Keith Smith, Jay Kempton founded the FMMA

09:56 Faster access to care, more frequent care, less costly care lives in an environment where transparency and free market competition thrives

10:19 Dr. Johnson’s story brought him to NC

13:20 Insurance proved to be a costly model to administer which distracts doctors from patient care

14:22 It’s just too much to expect doctors to understand insurance policies in addition to the skilled knowledge they must have to treat patients

15:20 Direct Primary Care doctors felt similarly about overhead and time with patients

17:20 Doctors still want to be advocates and direct patients toward better health, not just more healthcare

17:40 Patients who pay high costs for ex. MRIs where the image isn’t even explained

18:07 My first patient encounter with Dr. Johnson

18:50 Pain! What a can of worms…

19:20 Pain is just your body’s response to something wrong, covering it up with medication is not going to solve it

20:17 You can’t beat gravity, you just have to counteract it

21:16 My own symptoms and how they were relieved over time and never returned

23:23 Patient education is key but having time to do that is MORE key

27:04 Physical activity takes a back seat when pain exists