{"podcast":{"title":"BS Free MD with Drs. May and Tim Hindmarsh - Medicine, Life, Family, Physician, Doctor, Healthcare, Medical History","slug":"bs-free-md-with-drs-may-and-tim-hindmarsh-medicine-life-family-physician-doctor-healthcare-medical-history-3443812","podcast_index_feed_id":3443812,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/iCRs_8np","website_url":"https://www.bsfreemd.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6f2517b8-e6a3-42c8-9eee-6ee094afdb9b/fc2f4824-b1bf-459d-b49b-09fc26921aec/3000x3000/bs-free-md-libsyn.png?aid=rss_feed","author":"Drs. May and Tim Hindmarsh","episode_count":456,"summary":"Isn’t it time for a fresh take on Medicine? Welcome to BSFreeMD where the content is raw, real, and honest when it comes to healthcare issues that matter most to physicians and their patients. If you’re in the mood for a good time and intriguing dialogue, join this physician couple on a fun and engaging ride every week. There is even the occasional cocktail hour toasting to great stories and shared wisdom. Join the fun. See you there. Want more? Find and connect with us on our FB and IG pages @BSFreeMD or on our website at www.bsfreemd.com!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T06:20:42.371942+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bs-free-md-with-drs-may-and-tim-hindmarsh-medicine-life-family-physician-doctor-healthcare-medical-history-3443812"},"episode":{"title":"426 — The Three False Assumptions Propping Up American Healthcare","slug":"426-the-three-false-assumptions-propping-up-american-healthcare","published_at":"2026-02-02T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bs-free-md-with-drs-may-and-tim-hindmarsh-medicine-life-family-physician-doctor-healthcare-medical-history-3443812/426-the-three-false-assumptions-propping-up-american-healthcare","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bs-free-md-with-drs-may-and-tim-hindmarsh-medicine-life-family-physician-doctor-healthcare-medical-history-3443812","url":"https://www.bsfreemd.com","audio_url":"https://chrt.fm/track/A84C2E/cdn.simplecast.com/audio/6f2517b8-e6a3-42c8-9eee-6ee094afdb9b/episodes/f79fc440-51cd-4389-a24e-616f6e451c83/audio/33d84322-2c93-491d-9a41-6e3d6947d4c5/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=iCRs_8np","summary":"Tim pulls apart the modern U.S. healthcare system and identifies three deeply embedded assumptions driving its dysfunction: that humans are fundamentally broken, that healthcare is too valuable to pay for directly, and that individuals are incapable of understanding their own health needs. Using real-world examples, economic logic, and uncomfortable truths, the episode reframes healthcare as a system optimized for money extraction—not healing—and challenges listeners to rethink personal responsibility, insurance dependence, and how technology could actually be used to improve outcomes rather than inflate costs.","meta_description":"Tim pulls apart the modern U.S. healthcare system and identifies three deeply embedded assumptions driving its dysfunction: that humans are fundamentally…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2422,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bs-free-md-with-drs-may-and-tim-hindmarsh-medicine-life-family-physician-doctor-healthcare-medical-history-3443812/episodes/426-the-three-false-assumptions-propping-up-american-healthcare/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bs-free-md-with-drs-may-and-tim-hindmarsh-medicine-life-family-physician-doctor-healthcare-medical-history-3443812/426-the-three-false-assumptions-propping-up-american-healthcare.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}