The Center for Modern Health is an organization focused on healthcare innovation, patient-centered care, medical policy, and modern approaches to healthcare delivery and wellness initiatives.
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2026-08-25
Rethinking Section 6001: The Case for Physician-Owned Hospitalswith Reinier Schuur
In the latest episode of the Health Policy Podcast, Bryan Hyde interviews Reinier Schuur, a policy analyst at the Center for Modern Health. They discuss Section 6001 of the Affordable Care Act, which restricts new physician-owned hospitals from receiving Medicare funding, and the implications for healthcare competition and market dynamics. Schuur argues for a reevaluation of this section, highlighting the need for a more equitable approach to healthcare ownership and the potential benefits of physician-owned hospitals.
2026-08-06
The No Surprise Act: Patient Protection or Provider Exploitation?with Colleen Smith, MD
In the latest episode of the Health Policy Podcast, host Bryan Hyde speaks with Dr. Colleen Smith, an emergency medicine physician and clinical policy analyst at the Center for Modern Health. They discuss the No Surprise Act, which aims to protect patients from unexpected medical bills by requiring insurers and providers to resolve out-of-network charges without involving patients directly. The conversation also explores the complexities of healthcare pricing, transparency, and potential solutions for improving patient choice and affordability in the healthcare system.
2026-04-21
Dr. Colleen Smith Discusses Healthcare Reform and Regulationwith Colleen Smith, MD
In the latest episode of the Health Policy Podcast, Dr. Colleen Smith, an emergency medicine physician and visiting fellow at the Center for Modern Health, discusses healthcare reform and regulation. She addresses the proposed "Breakup Big Medicine Act" by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley, which aims to tackle the increasing vertical integration in healthcare. Dr. Smith advocates for deregulation and increased competition, suggesting reforms such as repealing certificate of need laws and promoting health savings accounts to empower consumers and healthcare providers.
2026-01-28
Jared Rhoads on the Intersection of Healthcare and Free Market Principleswith Jared Rhoads
In the latest episode of the Health Policy Podcast, host Brian Hyde interviews Jared Rhoads, executive director of the Center for Modern Health. Rhoads discusses the complexities of integrating free market principles into healthcare, highlighting the challenges of health savings accounts and the bureaucratic burdens that drive up costs. He emphasizes the need for a cultural shift in how healthcare is perceived and delivered in the United States.
Notable quotes
“I'm frustrated with it, both as a patient and as a doctor.”
“I think that it should be a non-partisan issue, and I think everyone in this country is frustrated with the way that healthcare is.”
“We're not really in, we are not even as much as we're the ones with the skin in the game when we're patients speaking as a patient, we also don't have very much of the purchasing power.”
“The problem is in healthcare, there's not another choice.”
“We've just entirely eliminated competition almost from the marketplace.”
“I think you would begin to see the cost of that routine care come down over time.”
“Nobody spends money as carefully as you spend your own money.”
“There's been a few premises and ideas out there that have kind of thwarted real free market kind of efforts and reforms along the way.”