Government Control Hikes Healthcare Costs by Mike Sharman

In a time of dire headlines about rapidly rising health insurance costs, Mike Sharman, General Counsel of Share Healthcare, offers a powerful, biblically-grounded perspective on the U.S. healthcare crisis. Sharman says that government control and subsidies have distorted the market, leading to soaring prices, which he identifies as the symptom of the problem, not the problem itself. The true issue, he contends, is that the American people have allowed the government to take over, rejecting the principles of self-governance and liberty set up by "the laws of nature and nature's God." Mike Sharman connects the current healthcare crisis to the Old Testament account of Israel rejecting God as their King for an earthly one. He highlights the profound difference between conventional, high-cost health coverage and the Christian principles embodied by Share Healthcare. Key takeaways from this discussion include: -- The soaring costs of government-controlled healthcare are a consequence intended to get us to repent and seek liberty in the Lord. -- We must focus on solving the problem (government control/rejection of God's authority) not just reducing the symptom (high prices, quick-fix drugs). -- The original American dream was based on the liberty that grants each person the freedom to rise up and improve through work, rooted in New Testament principles. -- A lack of liberty in our lives is an indication of an absence of the Spirit of the Lord, as 2 Corinthians 3:17 states: "Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." -- Share Healthcare provides an alternative where a family of four can pay $349 a month, compared to a national average of $2,600 for employer-provided insurance, a difference Sharman attributes to living in accordance with the Spirit of the Lord and walking in liberty. -- The ministry explicitly excludes sharing in expenses for practices (like abortions and trans gender destruction) and symptom-only treatments (like weight loss drugs). -- Sharman says that healthcare is not a universal human right according to Scripture or the Declaration of Independence, which guarantees the unalienable rights of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Find out how a biblically-principled approach to healthcare can lead to both spiritual and financial freedom. Scriptures for Further Study -- 1 Samuel 8 and 12: Israel rejects God as King, asking for a human king. -- Isaiah 33:22: "The Lord is our king. The Lord is our lawgiver. The Lord is our judge." -- 2 Corinthians 3:17: "Now the Lord is the spirit and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." +++++++ You can find out more information about Share HealthCare by calling 1-844-Share HC, or by visiting their website: https://sharehealthcare.com/