Voices of Self Funding: Matt Ohrt on Employer Power and Free Market Medicine

On this episode of Voices of Self Funding, host Tom Testa sits down with Matt Ohrt, National Executive Director of the Free Market Medical Association (FMMA), to explore how employers can take back control of healthcare costs and quality through free market principles. Matt shares his personal journey – from a 25-year HR career and near-fatal accident to leading national reform movements like Self Fund Health, Rise Up Health, and Healthcare Best Practice Group. Together, they explore how self-funded employers can drive meaningful change by demanding transparency and value, the rise of direct primary and specialty care as cost-saving, patient-centered alternatives, and why breaking healthcare’s “monopoly mindset” is key to restoring competition, affordability, and trust – all while looking ahead to what’s next for self-funding and free market reform in 2026 and beyond. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen