Local Chapter Updates

22 IF IT AIN’T… actually, it IS BROKEN LOCAL CHAPTER NEWS

Do you like “The Resident” television show? Last month, over 100 Texas and Oklahoma chapter members had the opportunity to meet the man who, literally, wrote the book. The Austin Chapter of the Free Market Medical Association hosted surgical oncologist, author, and leading health expert Dr. Marty Makary as the featured speaker at their third annual Speaker Series event on February 28. Dr. Makary explained the vital role the free market plays in building a better healthcare system.

The Fox TV series is based on Dr. Makary’s book Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health CHAPTER UPDATES

DR. MARTY MAKARY HEADLINES AUSTIN CHAPTER ANNUAL SPEAKER SERIES

Care, and he has recently published another, The Price We Pay - What Broke American Healthcare and How to Fix It, which is sweeping the nation by storm. The free event was sponsored by Sedera Medical Cost Sharing, Texas Medical Management, and J&H Insurance Services and was directed toward self-funded employers; physicians, DPCs, and specialists; third-party administrators, brokers, and other healthcare industry stakeholders. Free market advocates are aware that Americans are losing trust in their healthcare systems, and sometimes even their doctors, Dr. Makary is serious about changing the way Americans think about value-driven healthcare in the market on all levels by driving down the cost of health care and promoting price transparency.

Not only is he an advisor to multibillion-dollar companies and leading health expert, Dr. Makary has met personally with President Trump about the recent executive order on price transparency. He has had many televised appearances in national news media and has contributed to hundreds of publications, The Wall Street Journal and TIME among them, on how the cost of medical care is affecting our everyday lives and how we can solve the healthcare crisis.

quarterly to bring together business owners, of price transparency in healthcare in the city.

NEW FMMA CHAPTER SAN ANTONIO, TX Dr. Moczygemba is privileged to be able to fill the needs of his community through the Direct Primary Care model. Direct Med Clinic provides access to quality primary care and wellness who struggle with access to healthcare due to high premiums or deductibles.

23 CHAPTER UPDATES Results of a national study shows medical debt continues to be the leading contribution of bankruptcy in the United States. 500,000 Americans per year declare bankruptcy due to illness or medical bills. inging healthcare to millions of Americans without making it accessible and affordable is not a seeks to restore the American values of free and buyer and the seller of goods and services by providing a free market San Antonio FMMA assists patients seeking free market doctors, physicians aiming to grow their Direct Primary Care practice, and employers seeking quality affordable, accessible health care for San Antonio, Texas Direct Med Clinic and Shankx Web Development announce their collaboration to bring the Free Market Medical Association (FMMA) to San Antonio. The founder of the San Antonio chapter, Dr. Moczygemba, is owner of Direct Med Clinic in San Antonio. Mr. Poncelet, CEO of Shankx Web Development, joins the San Antonio chapter of FMMA as Co-Chair. Since November 2019, the San Antonio FMMA meets quarterly to bring together business owners, providers and facilities that see the value of price transparency in healthcare in the city. Results of a national study shows medical debt continues to be the leading contribution of bankruptcy in the United States. 500,000 Americans per year declare bankruptcy due to illness or medical bills. Bringing healthcare to millions of Americans without making it accessible and affordable is not a solution to the healthcare crisis. The Free Market Medical Association (FMMA) seeks to restore the American values of free and unrestricted market between the buyer and the seller of goods and services by providing a free market network to San Antonio.

San Antonio FMMA assists patients seeking free market doctors, physicians aiming to grow their Direct Primary Care practice, and employers seeking quality affordable, accessible health care for their employees without the fear of costs. Direct Med Clinic addresses the needs of large employers through economical onsite clinic services, which allows Direct Med Clinic to impact the population health of their employees. For midsize employers, we provide affordable access to care through our “near si Med Clinic also contracts directly with small employers who value their employees but who cannot afford insurance. For more information about Direct Med Clinic, please visit directmedclinic.com 2486.

ABOUT DIRECT MED CLINIC ABOUT SHANKX WEB DEVELOPMENT About Shankx Web Development

Before training in Family Practice in the Navy, Roger Moczygemba, MD, graduated from Texas A&M Health Science Center. He has worked in Family Practice, Occupational Medicine, and Urgent Care for 25 years. He was a pioneer in the telemedicine industry as the president and lead physician in one of the nation’s first and largest telemedicine companies. His innovative drive continues through his demonstrated commitment to the affordable care of his patients. Dr. Moczygemba feels that value in healthcare starts in the room between the doctor and the patient.

Dr. Moczygemba is privileged to be able to fill the needs of his community through the Direct Primary Care model. Direct Med Clinic provides access to quality primary care and wellness who struggle with access to healthcare due to high premiums or deductibles.

Direct Med Clinic addresses the needs of large employers through economical onsite clinic services, which allows Direct Med Clinic to impact the population health of their employees. For midsize employers, we provide affordable access to care through our “near site” model. Direct Med Clinic also contracts directly with small employers who value their employees but who cannot afford insurance. For more information about Direct Med Clinic, please visit directmedclinic.com or call 210-405-2486. Although Direct Primary Care is one of the best innovative healthcare solutions to provide better healthcare services to businesses, families and individuals, it is still relatively new. As a result, people unfamiliar with the Direct Primary Care model will not understand the value it offers. Through advanced content and digital marketing strategies, Shankx Web Development and Consulting stimulates awareness and interest through education.

Shankx Web Development and Consulting is meeting the needs of this rapidly evolving industry by using intelligent solutions to effectively maintain SEO and websites. Regular social media posts made throughout the month by Shankx Web Development increase awareness of free market efforts and support resources available to the people of San Antonio.

For more information about Shankx Web Development, visit shankxwebdev.com or call 210-806-6642. Although Direct Primary Care is one of the best innovative healthcare solutions to provide better healthcare services to businesses, families and individuals, it is still relatively new. As a result, people unfamiliar with the Direct Primary Care model will not understand the value Through advanced content and digital marketing strategies, Shankx Web Development and Consulting stimulates awareness and interest through education. Shankx Web Development and Consulting is meeting the nee by using intelligent solutions to effectively maintain SEO and websi made throughout the month by Shankx Web Development increase awareness of free market efforts and support resources available to the people of San Antonio. San Antonio FMMA assists patients seeking free market doctors, physicians aiming to grow their Direct Primary Care practice, and employers seeking quality affordable, accessible health care for their employees without the fear of costs.

PILLARS OF THE FMMA

PRICE

• • • PRICE is NOT a product. CARE is the product. Selling access to pricing is anti-free-market. Vendors and third parties whose compensation is based on selling “savings” or “access” are not the solution.

Percentage-based payment models incentivize price gouging and pricing games. Compensation based on a percentage of savings, claims or premiums where the third party WINS when the cost is high, puts the vendor at odds with the best interest of their clients.

VALUE • VALUE is established when the buyer and seller agree on a FULLY DISCLOSED, mutually beneficial price for care. • If a vendor adds or changes that price in ANY WAY, those amounts should be truthfully disclosed. • Vendors and third parties whose compensation is based on selling “savings” or “access” are not the solution. Value is based on Price and Quality. A consumer cannot determine the VALUE of the purchasing choices they make without price HONESTY. In an open free market, consumers would be able to readily access the information to choose healthcare providers based on Value.

EQUALITY

• • • PRICE EQUALITY is the basis of a free market. Cash is king. Any willing buyer should be offered the same price regardless of any factor.

In an open and honest free market, cash is always king. Enhanced discounts for guaranteed bodies through the door, increases costs for patients based on factors they cannot control; such as one insurance v. another, these are all symptoms of a broken system. In a free market system, a competitive price can be knowable, publishable and complete regardless of the patient, the health plan, the employer, or any other factor.

WHY BE INVOLVED IN A LOCAL FMMA CHAPTER?

Local chapters of the Free Market Medical Association connect you with like-minded employers, physicians, facilities, industry experts, and experts in your own community. Local chapter groups help facilitate and implement strategies, ideals, and goals important to you. Bringing buyers and sellers of health care goods and services together to strategize, identify, and implement solutions is ground-breaking and paradigm shifting. For too long, third party vendors have kept two of the biggest stakeholders in our healthcare system apart— the providers, and the employers. Both sides recognize that the only way for providers to provide the highest value, and employers to offer comprehensive benefits without runaway healthcare costs, is to work together to advocate for change.

Your local chapter connects you with free marketfriendly providers who have embraced transparent pricing and quality. FMMA member physicians and facilities understand helping your business succeed is

24 an essential part of keeping the local community strong, and helps them succeed!

What should you expect? Amazing conversation, new friends, expanded resources, and maybe some answers and solutions. Your chapter may meet monthly over lunch at a local business, or may choose to meet regularly by video chat or conference call, and only meet in person every quarter. Each local chapter has its own schedule and topics based on what is best for the participating members, but the relationships formed are beneficial across the board.

Don’t have a local chapter in your area? You can start one! Starting a local chapter is easier than you think— simply talk to the FMMA staff, fill out some paperwork, then invite anyone you know to sit down and have a conversation. Chapters grow steadily over time as attendees invite someone they know to the next meeting. The FMMA currently has 26 local chapters, and more than 300 members in 33 states. You may have free market warriors in your own back yard! Join the FMMA and support or start a local chapter.