Cameron Sexton

Education

We must have a disciplined focus on k-3 rd through targeted investments, retaining and incentivizing the best educators to teach in this important area, fully funding the RTI program and creating uniformity through best practices, as well as a mastery of skills that are narrow and deep, instead of wide and shallow. I also think it is important to expand the Imagination Library program from its current birth to age five model – to a birth to 3rd grade model. Learn more

Our primary focus must be on improving early childhood literacy rates across this state – every year that we wait, is another that our students are falling. Learn more

Healthcare

Some people don’t think it is possible to have a free, competitive healthcare system. I believe we can, but we must be disciplined and patient. Cost transparency, improved access, and less government intervention will help yield better outcomes and promote affordability. We must strive to create a healthcare system that empowers patients and providers, not 3rd party administrators. Currently, a huge problem is the fact that some of the players are acting and behaving like ‘big brother.’ There really are no checks and balances, and everything is considered privileged information – even information about taxpayer funded services. I am against government run healthcare for all, but if we think about it, isn’t our healthcare system just an insurance company monopoly……they have absolute control over the marketplace – the insurance plans – the pricing, they send out more mandates than the government, they own the big pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), own pharmacies, and even some of the EMS companies. This sounds like a start to a utopian monopoly. Is it too late to change course or change direction? No; however, there is no single solution to fixing healthcare, it is too vast, too complex, and competition is being stifled. The things that have made our economy great are not being utilized in healthcare – like true competition and an open marketplace. As we untangle this monopolistic approach – we can start opening access through tele-medicine, which is the gateway to bring specialized healthcare into our rural areas and a concept which insurance companies have fought for years. Bringing transparency to the reimbursement disparities for providers, transparency in costs through solutions like a public database, so patients can compare prices, and transparency of ownership in the healthcare marketplace are essential in transforming healthcare. Removing barriers to competition by redoing and eliminating the Certificate of Need laws is also an essential part of the fix. Finally, we must also determine what a basic healthcare plan is and what its intended use is. This healthcare monopoly wasn’t created overnight, so it will take time to correct. By controlling pricing, providing more access, and creating transparency – together, we can regain control of the healthcare torch and make it shine brighter for all patients. Learn more