In this passionate and unfiltered episode, Dr. Huber unpacks the rise and fall of value-based care—and what comes next. From its hopeful beginnings to its collapse under Medicare Advantage, he walks through how the promise of better care and lower costs was derailed by greed, bureaucracy, and broken incentives. But all is not lost.
Dr. Huber shares a bold vision for the next era of healthcare—one that blends the best of fee-for-service, direct primary care, and entrepreneurial innovation. He talks candidly about physician burnout, the failure of insurance-driven models, and the urgent need to diversify revenue streams to restore autonomy, access, and joy in medicine.
Whether you're a physician, patient, or future healthcare leader, this episode is your inside look at the business of medicine—and the movement to rebuild it from the ground up.
Topics Covered:
Why value-based care failed—and what COVID exposed
How Medicare Advantage distorted the primary care mission
The myth of physician shortage vs. a shortage of hustle
Why diversified, physician-owned practices are the future
The role of AI in supporting (not replacing) the doctor-patient relationship
What it takes to build the next generation of community-based, patient-centered care
If you care about the future of healthcare in America, this is a must-listen.
