Exposing the Healthcare Crisis: A Plea for Free Market Solutions

In a candid interview, Mike Sharman, legal counsel for Share HealthCare, cuts through the political rhetoric surrounding the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and enhanced health care tax credits. Sharman says that the fundamental problem with the current system is government intervention, which distorts the free market, drives up costs, and gives insurance companies undue power. He maintains that true competition is the only way to lower expenses. Sharman also addresses the philosophical divide between free market advocates and progressives, tracing the latter's aversion to capitalism to elitist, power-concentrating ideologies.

He details how health care sharing ministries, specifically Share HealthCare, offer a viable, affordable, and ethically aligned solution for Christians.

Key Takeaways on Healthcare and the Free Market

-- The current political proposals regarding health care tax credits—from both Democrats (keeping enhanced credits) and Republicans (giving HSA funds)—are fundamentally socialist, redistributing wealth and intruding on the free market.

-- The Affordable Care Act has been an abomination that has caused health care costs to rise by at least 200% when adjusted for inflation and has increased restrictions on what doctors and patients can do.

-- The U.S. already has multiple safety nets for the poor (like Medicare/Medicaid and the Hill-Burton Act); the enhanced tax credits are for those above the poverty level, creating a "hammock" for the non-poor.

-- The ACA's design gives incentive to insurance companies, allowing them to raise premiums when medical expenses rise, ensuring they "never lose money" and totally distorting the free market.

-- True competition, where cost is based on supply and demand, is necessary to bring down the incredibly high cost of health care.

-- Health care sharing ministries like Share HealthCare provide a free market alternative by sharing medically necessary expenses among Christians, operating outside the dictates of the ACA and insurance regulations, and adhering to Biblical principles (e.g., not paying for abortions or trans "gender destructions").

-- The cost of Share HealthCare is significantly lower than health exchanges or traditional insurance because it avoids the system's distortions.

-- The progressive/liberal hatred of the free market stems from an elitist desire for concentrated power, where they believe they know better than the general populace.

-- Health care sharing ministries are legally protected, with around 34-35 states passing specific laws protecting them, and the Affordable Care Act includes a conscientious objector clause exception for them.

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You can find out more information about Share HealthCare by calling 1-844-Share HC, or by visiting their website:

https://sharehealthcare.com/