Carl Higbie didn’t mince words on his show when he declared there is no government solution to America’s health-care problems, and he’s right to call out the false promise of Obamacare that keeps getting repackaged as a cure-all. Too many in Washington want voters to believe that bureaucrats and subsidies can fix what ails American medicine, even as costs soar and choices vanish for hardworking families.
Higbie also pointed to the political theater around expiring tax credits and subsidies — a trap Democrats set and now weaponize to score points while ordinary Americans pay the price. That’s the arrogance of a ruling class that thinks it can legislate away consequences and then blame the rest of us when those policies fail.
On the practical side, conservative common sense matters: Higbie and guests highlighted the bloated administrative costs that make up a stunning share of health-care spending, even floating the idea that technology could slash needless overhead. If we’re serious about lowering premiums and increasing access, the place to start is trimming bureaucracy, embracing innovation, and letting patients and doctors — not Washington apparatchiks — drive care.
This message is getting amplified from a growing platform; Newsmax has elevated Higbie into a key evening slot where his brand of unapologetic conservatism reaches more Americans and forces these debates into the mainstream. That’s exactly the kind of bold, pro-liberty voice we need reminding voters that big government “solutions” often mean fewer freedoms and worse outcomes.
Republicans who genuinely want to reform health care should stop playing defense and push a clear agenda: end counterproductive mandates, rein in waste, pass tort reform, and unleash market competition so that innovation and patient choice, not federal fiat, determine what works. The GOP’s alternative proposals — grounded in competition and fiscal responsibility — deserve to be the baseline of this discussion instead of the default surrender to expanding entitlement programs.
Patriotic Americans know the truth intuitively: liberty and private initiative built the health-care miracles we still have, and only by restoring those principles will we rescue this vital sector from Washington’s chokehold. Don’t let Democrats sell you the siren song of a government cure that always comes with higher taxes, fewer options, and less freedom — the answer is freedom, accountability, and common-sense reform.
