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Governor Gianforte and the 2021 Montana Legislature ushered in one of the most dramatic expansions of healthcare access in recent memory and made Montana a leader in free market healthcare. The Free Market Healthcare Hub maps where verified Direct Patient Care (DPC) clinics are operating in Montana. The Hub also links to other resources that...
"After you separate the fact from the fiction, OPI’s recommended rule changes aren’t the end of education, but the beginning of putting control of a child's education back in the hands of the parents and local communities responsible for raising them."
"Policymakers must ask whether the minuscule risk of an escaped prescribed burn is worth doing nothing, allowing fuels to build up and putting the forest at a higher risk of an all-consuming destructive wildfire."
"If the problem with Big Tech is centralized control of online activity, then Big Government — the most centralized authority of all — can never be the solution."
"These reforms are expanding access to high quality, affordable healthcare without the need for strict government mandates or increases in taxes – reaffirming the notion that sometimes the best solution to the problems Montanans face is for the government to just get out of the way."
"These rules were written before the internet and cell phones were widely adopted – it’s finally time to dust off the rule book and bring naturopathic health care regulations into the 21st century.”
"All three of these major reforms are empowering Montanans with more freedom to manage their health, access services and save money."
"While other states have struggled to repeal Certificate of Need laws, Montana’s legislature should be commended for taking a stand for healthcare access."
"While the European Union allows free movement of healthcare workers across its 27 member countries, the United States does not allow this movement across state borders."
"SB 101 gave DPC entrepreneurs certainty they wouldn’t be targeted with red tape from overzealous regulators, and it’s led to a booming market."
"DPC clinics are taking off all across Montana. In fact, the number of clinics has doubled since SB 101 was signed into law last year, bringing the total to at least 16 healthcare providers!"
The Free Market Healthcare Hub is a resource to help Montanans shop for healthcare.
"Privacy–it’s something deeply entwined with what it means to be a Montanan, but in today’s ever changing technological landscape there are constantly new threats to our right to privacy."
"Protecting old-growth forests from wildfire risks is a worthy cause, but simply spending more money on existing bureaucratic processes will not solve the problem."