# Dr. Keith Smith on the Health Insurance Cartel

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Podcast: [The Human Action Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-action-podcast-1569402)
Published: 2026-02-11T15:00:19+00:00
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## Resource

Bob talks with Dr. Keith Smith of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma about how posting cash prices, walking away from government money, and working with self-funded employers created an alternative to the cartel of big hospitals and insurers. Politicians don’t build prosperity. Entrepreneurs do. Join Keith Smith, Caitlin Long, Ryan McMaken, Per Bylund, and Timothy Terrell for our first event of 2026: Mises.org/OKCHA The Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Hayek for the 21st Century. Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree

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