Cleared Hot Episode 410 - Brigham Buhler - Redefining Healthcare and Treatment
Oct 6, 2025
Brigham Buhler, a healthcare entrepreneur and founder of Ways2Well, shares his vision for transforming the American healthcare system. He highlights the corrupt practices of pharmacy benefit managers and insurance companies, advocating for a patient-centered model focused on prevention. Buhler discusses the opioid crisis through a personal lens, exposing how industry profiteering contributed to tragedy. Additionally, he introduces innovative health solutions, like AI-based clinics and personalized care through blood panels and peptides, aimed at improving healthspan.
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Regulatory Capture Is Systemic
- The U.S. healthcare system is not broken — Brigham calls it rigged and corporately captured.
- Regulatory bodies were influenced at founding and shaped to protect industry interests over patients.
Agencies Were Shaped By Industry Early
- Historic industry influence shaped agencies like the FDA and CDC from early on, often protecting corporate interests.
- Examples include Coca-Cola's historical influence on CDC decisions and industry placement of agency heads.
CDC's Troubling Industry Ties
- Brigham recounts CDC partnering with Monsanto on DDT use and later collusion to downplay sugar-diabetes links.
- He cites FOIA documents showing CDC correspondence protecting industry interests.
