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The government has nothing to do with your health, that's your own responsibility. being informed of the true facts of potential illness is on your family and you. So much of healthcare is conflated with insurance and... Healthcare has many different aspects, but fundamentally all people need support for securing their health and well being. The government has nothing to do with your health, that's your own responsibility. being informed of the true facts of potential illness is on your family and you. So much of healthcare is conflated with insurance and costs, policy should develop firm guidelines and regulation for the industry: BUT they should not be institutionalizing insurance and healthcare programs that squash the freedom the free market gives us when choosing our healthcare plans. \[More\](https://www.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Wyoming’s Collision Course with the Cadillac Tax\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyoming-s-collision-course-with-the-cadillac-tax) Thursday, 17 September 2015 \[Health Care\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi Wyomingites pays more for health insurance than residents of any other state. And thanks to Obamacare, we're about to pay a lot more. Starting in 2018, employer-based health plans that exceed $10,200 in premiums for individuals and $27,500 for families will be hit with a whopping 40 percent "Cadillac Tax." If you receive health in... \[ Continue reading\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyoming-s-collision-course-with-the-cadillac-tax) ## \[Direct Primary Care: Wyoming’s Opportunity for Affordable Healthcare\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/direct-primary-care-wyoming-s-opportunity-for-affordable-healthcare) Wednesday, 09 September 2015 \[Health Care\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi In a promising moment of bipartisan agreement, members of Wyoming's Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Committee began drafting legislation that will allow patients and physicians to contract directly with each other and escape our disastrously overregulated insurance system. This legislation will strengthen every Wyoming res... \[ Continue reading\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/direct-primary-care-wyoming-s-opportunity-for-affordable-healthcare) ## \[Direct Primary Care in Wyoming\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/direct-primary-care-in-wyoming) Thursday, 27 August 2015 \[Health Care\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Charlie Katebi and Glenn Woods talk about Charlie's testimony on a program that could reduce healthcare costs in the state. \[ Continue reading\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/direct-primary-care-in-wyoming) ## \[WyLiberty Testifies in Favor of Direct Primary Care\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyliberty-testifies-in-favor-of-direct-primary-care) Thursday, 27 August 2015 \[Health Care\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi Lovell, WY- The Wyoming Liberty Group testified in favor of Direct Primary Care before the Joint Labor, Health, and Social Services Interim Committee this week, an innovative healthcare payment plan that if exempted from state insurance regulations would expand health access at a fraction of the cost of traditional health insuranc... \[ Continue reading\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyliberty-testifies-in-favor-of-direct-primary-care) ## \[Charlie Katebi discussed his testimony before the Joint Labor, Health, and Social Services Interim Committee with Chuck Gray on KVOC in Casper\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/charlie-katebi-discussed-his-testimony-before-the-joint-labor-health-and-social-services-interim-committee-with-chuck-gray-on-kvoc-in-casper) Tuesday, 25 August 2015 \[Government Programs\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Health Care\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Direct Primary Care can help make healthcare more affordable in Wyoming. Aug. 25, 2015 \[ Continue reading\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/charlie-katebi-discussed-his-testimony-before-the-joint-labor-health-and-social-services-interim-committee-with-chuck-gray-on-kvoc-in-casper) ## \[The Killing Fields of Socialized Healthcare\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/the-killing-fields-of-socialized-healthcare) Friday, 21 August 2015 \[Health Care\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi The Department of Veterans Affairs is the perfect example of socialized healthcare. The federal government owns all the hospitals, employs all the staff, and leaves patients to languish and sometimes die on waitlists. A year after news broke that VA hospitals kept veterans waiting months to see a doctor, including in Wyoming, the ... \[ Continue reading\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/the-killing-fields-of-socialized-healthcare) ## \[Healthcare is a Dangerous Thing to Waste\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/healthcare-is-a-dangerous-thing-to-waste) Friday, 14 August 2015 \[Health Care\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi Contrary to the claim of Obamacare's supporters, patients have too much access to healthcare. When insurers cover most of our bills, we're encouraged to take every test and procedure our doctors recommend, regardless of their value. Obamacare has made this problem even worse by banning out-of-pocket fees for many services. The pus... \[ Continue reading\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/healthcare-is-a-dangerous-thing-to-waste) ## \[Disinfecting Healthcare Prices with Sunlight\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/disinfecting-healthcare-prices-with-sunlight) Friday, 31 July 2015 \[Health Care\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi When we walk into a hospital, we have access to a cornucopia of different tests, procedures, and specialists. What we will hardly ever see is how much all of this costs. When insurers pay most of the bill, patients have no incentive to find the best deal, and hospitals are more than happy to keep their cost hidden. Now a revolutio... \[ Continue reading\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/disinfecting-healthcare-prices-with-sunlight) ## \[Wyoming Welcomes Out-of-State Doctors\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyoming-welcomes-out-of-state-doctors) Friday, 17 July 2015 \[Health Care\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi Governor Mead is by no stretch of the imagination a visionary government reformer. However, he took a big step towards expanding healthcare access in Wyoming by signing the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact into law. This will allow out-of-state physicians to practice medicine in Wyoming and lower healthcare costs for patients.... \[ Continue reading\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyoming-welcomes-out-of-state-doctors) ## \[Direct Primary Care’s Promise\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/direct-primary-care-s-promise) Thursday, 11 June 2015 \[Health Care\](https://www.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi Progressives constantly frame the debate over healthcare reform as a false choice: should healthcare be financed through insurance companies or the government? Both options leave patients at the mercy of third parties. Now an alternative known as Direct Primary Care promises to put the patient back in the driver's seat. 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