Conversation with Jared Rhoads, Reinier Schuur, Colleen Smith - Health Care in US | Yaron Brook Show

📺  Live January 19, 2026 | Yaron Brook Show InterviewsBonus EpisodeConversation with Jared Rhoads, Reinier Schuur, Colleen Smith - Health Care in US | Yaron Brook Show“Why U.S. Healthcare Is Broken — and How Freedom, Prices, and Markets Could Fix It”America spends more on healthcare than any nation on earth—yet patients are frustrated, doctors are trapped, and costs keep exploding. Why?In this no-holds-barred bonus episode, Yaron Brook sits down with Jared Rhoads, Reinier Schuur, and Colleen Smith to dismantle the biggest myths about U.S. healthcare and expose the real culprits: regulation, distorted incentives, and the absence of real prices.From price transparency and HSAs to concierge medicine, Medicare reform, and lab-grown organs, this conversation challenges everything you’ve been told about healthcare “solutions.” If you think more government control will fix medicine—this episode will make you think again.👇 WATCH. SHARE. CHALLENGE THE CONSENSUS.🔗 Episode Link: https://youtube.com/live/QVh6KomxXmQ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS – MAIN DISCUSSION0:00 – Introduction & overview with healthcare reform experts1:02 – Reinier Schuur on AFCAM, health policy conferences, and reform strategy1:59 – Meet Colleen Smith & Jared Rhoads: running a think tank against the grain5:11 – Launching the Center for Modern Health: goals and vision10:14 – How to engage the public on health policy (and why it’s so hard)17:33 – Cultural expectations, entitlement, and America’s healthcare mindset26:17 – Big-picture healthcare reform & the role of HSAs33:28 – Price transparency myths—and why Americans misunderstand healthcare41:07 – Free markets vs. regulatory strangulation in medicine49:47 – Public vs. private healthcare: Medicare, hybrids, and hard tradeoffs55:19 – Long-term insurance & serious proposals to fix Medicare1:01:26 – The crisis facing rural & suburban healthcare clinics🎤 LIVE AUDIENCE QUESTIONS1:03:17 – Why is it so hard for healthcare systems to operate profitably today?1:17:22 – Is concierge medicine growing—or has it hit a ceiling?1:22:57 – Without government, what payer model actually works for doctors & hospitals?1:30:41 – Robotics vs. lab-grown organs: what’s the future of limb & organ replacement?1:33:57 – Is “free healthcare” just another word for enslaving doctors?1:35:35 – Do rigid clinical guidelines undermine real medical innovation?1:39:28 – “Real markets and real prices would fix healthcare”—is that true?1:39:41 – Are high healthcare costs driven by supply, demand, or both?1:41:09 – Is Joint Commission accreditation helping—or hurting—medicine?1:46:24 – Will taking Social Security affect future healthcare coverage?1:47:10 – Is Trump actually deregulating healthcare?1:51:45 – Will seniors eventually be forced to pay retail for care?1:53:18 – Why do Americans think U.S. healthcare is “capitalist”?1:56:44 – How can patients choose the right concierge or cash-pay doctor?1:57:53 – Are Certificates of Need finally on the chopping block?2:01:44 – Healthcare in China: what’s better, what’s worse?2:03:47 – Why do concierge doctors warn against Medicare Advantage?The Yaron Brook Show is Sponsored by:-- The Ayn Rand Institute  (https://www.aynrand.org/starthere)-- Energy Talking Points, featuring AlexAI, by Alex Epstein  (https://alexepstein.substack.com/)-- Express VPN (https://www.expressvpn.com/yaron)-- Hendershott Wealth Management  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4lfC...) https://hendershottwealth.com/ybs/-- Michael Williams & The Defenders of Capitalism Project (https://www.DefendersOfCapitalism.com)Join this channel to get access to perks:     / @yaronbrook  Like what you hear? Like, share, and subscribe to stay updated on new videos and help promote the Yaron Brook Show: https://bit.ly/3ztPxTxSupport the Show and become a sponsor:   / yaronbrookshow   or https://yaronbrookshow.com/ or   / yaronbrookshow  Or make a one-time donation: https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJContinue the discussion by following Yaron on Twitter (https://bit.ly/3iMGl6z) and Facebook (https://bit.ly/3vvWDDC )Want to learn more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism? Visit the Ayn Rand Institute: https://bit.ly/35qoEC3#healthcarepolicy  #freemarkets #Objectivism #selfinterest #HealthcareReform #FreeMarketHealthcare #MedicareCrisis #ConciergeMedicine #HealthPolicy #PriceTransparency #Capitalism #MedicalInnovation #HSAsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support.Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government, Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.