Relocalizing Health with Dave Chase
Where local voices lead a national healthcare revolution.
A show hosted by Dave Chase spotlighting the real-world leaders — doctors, employers, and reformers — rebuilding American healthcare from the ground up. One town, one clinic, one breakthrough at a time.
How Primary Care and Community Agency Can Transform Healthcare from Extraction to Empowerment
On this episode of Relocalizing Health, host Dave Chase sits down with family physician and author Michael Fine, a leading voice in healthcare reform and the driving force behind Primary Care for All Americans. Together, they unpack the provocative idea of medicine as a form of colonialism, explorin...
Building Affordable Local Health Plans with HealthyPath in Rural Ohio
Welcome to Relocalizing Health, the podcast that dives deep into how communities across America are reclaiming their healthcare from corporate control and building systems focused on people over profit. In this episode, we welcome Michael Norman, Chief Strategy Officer at Genesis Healthcare System i...
How Wisconsin Employers Are Transforming Healthcare Through Cooperative Action
Welcome to Relocalizing Health, where we explore how communities are reclaiming control over healthcare and rebuilding systems that truly serve people. In this episode, host Dave Chase welcomes Patrick Blackaller, the driving force behind the Employer Healthcare Cooperative of Wisconsin. Together, t...
How Alaska Native Communities Transformed Healthcare Through Community Ownership and Engagement
On this episode of Relocalizing Health, host Dave Chase is joined by April Kyle, president and CEO of Southcentral Foundation in Alaska, for a deep dive into one of America’s most remarkable healthcare transformations. Together, they explore how the Alaska Native community took control of their own ...
Building Community-Owned Health Plans to Save Independent Hospitals
Welcome back to Relocalizing Health, the podcast where we shine a light on the communities taking healthcare back from corporate control and making it serve people, rather than profit. In today’s episode, host Dave Chase sits down with Christina King, a benefit advisor from Columbus, Ohio, who’s bre...
The Collapse of American Health Care and Pathways to Community Self-Determination
Welcome to Relocalizing Health, where we dig deep into the heart of America's healthcare crisis and the opportunities that can rise from its collapse. In this Solo Episode, host Dave Chase confronts the uncomfortable truth: our healthcare system is not just broken, it's on the brink of collapse, wit...
Problem Solvers, Not Just Brokers: Josh Butler’s Mission to Fix Healthcare
Welcome to the 11th episode of Relocalizing Health, where we dive deep into how communities are reclaiming their local healthcare systems from extraction and inefficiency. This week, host Dave Chase is joined by Josh Butler, a benefit advisor based in Amarillo, Texas, who has been at the forefront o...
From Kabuki Dance to Restoration: Rebuilding Healthcare With Local Blueprints
Welcome to Relocalizing Health, where we shine a light on the reality behind America's healthcare crisis and offer practical, local solutions you can start implementing today. In this episode, Dave Chase dives deep into the staggering 342% increase in healthcare costs since 1999, exposing why tradit...
How Lean Six Sigma and Community Collaboration Are Revolutionizing Health Benefits for Manufacturers
Welcome to "Relocalizing Health"! In today’s episode, host Dave Chase sits down with Russell DuBose, Vice President of Human Resources at Phifer Incorporated, for a powerful conversation on how one manufacturer reimagined healthcare costs as a supply chain problem, and solved it using Lean Six Sigma...
How Community-Owned Health Plans Are Transforming Healthcare and Boosting Local Economies
Welcome back to Relocalizing Health, the podcast where we delve into how communities across America are taking back control of their healthcare from corporate interests and transforming it into a force for genuine wellbeing and economic vitality. I’m your host, Dave Chase. In today’s episode, we bri...