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Carl Higbie didn’t mince words on his show when he declared there is no government solution to healthcare, and he’s right to call out the false promise sold to millions under the banner of Obamacare. For years networks like Newsmax have been the rare places where blunt talk about the failure of big government to fix everyday problems is allowed to be heard, and Higbie used his platform to remind Americans that a government takeover never truly leads to better care. Viewers deserve straight talk, not rosy headlines that paper over real pain felt by hardworking families.
Let’s be clear: the Affordable Care Act did move millions onto some form of coverage, but coverage is not the same as affordable, reliable care for Americans who actually work for a living. Government numbers show roughly 24 million people selected marketplace coverage for 2025, a figure the Biden administration brags about even as the cost reckoning looms for taxpayers and policyholders alike. When politicians trumpet enrollment milestones, they’re glossing over the subsidies and mandates that hide the true price tag from those who pay the bills.
Much of the expanded enrollment was driven by temporary, enhanced tax credits and subsidies that were never meant to be permanent, and now Washington pretends it can keep expanding benefits without paying for them. Independent analysts and reporting warn that subsidies expiring and market pressures could send premiums sharply higher in the near term, proving the old conservative warning: when the government props something up, the hangover hits later and harder. That’s the real lesson Higbie served up — government band-aids create dependence and political leverage, not sustainable health care.
Meanwhile, the bureaucracy created to administer this sprawling system funnels vast sums to insurers, lobbyists, and big pharmaceutical companies while Americans face rising out-of-pocket costs and bewildering bills. Even outlets that track enrollment point out the program’s reach has ballooned into tens of millions who now rely on a government-managed market instead of true private-sector competition. The predictable result is more federal control, less patient choice, and incentives that reward middlemen rather than doctors who actually heal people.
Conservatives must not fall into complacency and accept government as the only answer; we should offer a real alternative that restores choice, lowers costs, and returns power to patients and local communities. Practical reforms like expanded interstate sale of insurance, medical liability reform, price transparency laws, and promoting direct primary care revive market forces that lower prices without sacrificing quality. If Republicans are serious about helping American families, they’ll champion competition and patient-centered reforms, not just rhetoric about repeal without a plan.
Higbie’s message is a call to wake up: big government health schemes look compassionate in slogans, but they become coercive and costly in practice. Hardworking Americans deserve leaders who fight for liberty, accountability, and real solutions that don’t saddle future generations with crushing debt. It’s time to reject the myth that Washington can bureaucratically micromanage healthcare into affordability and instead restore common-sense reforms that put people first.
