Vivek Ramaswamy

Now you have then barriers and even thinking about different licensing requirements and other barriers to create then new medical healthcare provision, new private practices, new hospital construction. That confluence of that with the federal nonsensical differences in reimbursement rates actually give us a lot of the nonsensical health outcomes that we have.

So I do think that there is a role, an important role for the states to play here. But in this case, when you think about CMS, that's really the mother of all of these problems at the federal level. And a lot of that's just a product of bad regulation, lobbying, years of stasis, and lack of market competition. Honestly, general principle is if you're able to...

So I do think that there is a role, an important role for the states to play here. But in this case, when you think about CMS, that's really the mother of all of these problems at the federal level. And a lot of that's just a product of bad regulation, lobbying, years of stasis, and lack of market competition. Honestly, general principle is if you're able to...

So I do think that there is a role, an important role for the states to play here. But in this case, when you think about CMS, that's really the mother of all of these problems at the federal level. And a lot of that's just a product of bad regulation, lobbying, years of stasis, and lack of market competition. Honestly, general principle is if you're able to...

destroy bureaucracy and take that excess saving and put it in the bank account of people to be able to buy their own private health insurance in a competitive market, that alone is all else equal just going to be a better starting point for a solution than the alternative. So I'm a guy who believes in free markets.

destroy bureaucracy and take that excess saving and put it in the bank account of people to be able to buy their own private health insurance in a competitive market, that alone is all else equal just going to be a better starting point for a solution than the alternative. So I'm a guy who believes in free markets.

destroy bureaucracy and take that excess saving and put it in the bank account of people to be able to buy their own private health insurance in a competitive market, that alone is all else equal just going to be a better starting point for a solution than the alternative. So I'm a guy who believes in free markets.

I'm a guy who believes in capitalism, not crony capitalism, and not tilted fake free markets, which is what we often end up with. But actually the real thing, that's the ultimate end state. But in the meantime... Kids aren't the same as adults when it starts with physical education early, quality food that kids are served at a young age.

I'm a guy who believes in capitalism, not crony capitalism, and not tilted fake free markets, which is what we often end up with. But actually the real thing, that's the ultimate end state. But in the meantime... Kids aren't the same as adults when it starts with physical education early, quality food that kids are served at a young age.

I'm a guy who believes in capitalism, not crony capitalism, and not tilted fake free markets, which is what we often end up with. But actually the real thing, that's the ultimate end state. But in the meantime... Kids aren't the same as adults when it starts with physical education early, quality food that kids are served at a young age.

That alone over a longer term period of time is going to yield dividends in health outcomes and cost savings.

That alone over a longer term period of time is going to yield dividends in health outcomes and cost savings.

That alone over a longer term period of time is going to yield dividends in health outcomes and cost savings.

You don't think any... Oh, I think private insurance is a major health problem.

You don't think any... Oh, I think private insurance is a major health problem.

You don't think any... Oh, I think private insurance is a major health problem.

Part of it, among them, is that they have a special exemption from rules that apply to other industries that are anti-competitive rules that apply to other industries don't apply to health insurance companies. What are some of these? Well, for example, antitrust rules. Antitrust rules don't apply to health insurance companies in the same way they do to other companies.

Part of it, among them, is that they have a special exemption from rules that apply to other industries that are anti-competitive rules that apply to other industries don't apply to health insurance companies. What are some of these? Well, for example, antitrust rules. Antitrust rules don't apply to health insurance companies in the same way they do to other companies.

Part of it, among them, is that they have a special exemption from rules that apply to other industries that are anti-competitive rules that apply to other industries don't apply to health insurance companies. What are some of these? Well, for example, antitrust rules. Antitrust rules don't apply to health insurance companies in the same way they do to other companies.

It's super hard to start a new health insurance company. You think about, like, innovative startups you see in a lot of different areas. Why haven't you heard of a new... You hear of a new innovative startup for, like... basically anything you could imagine, you don't hear a new innovative startup being funded for a new health insurance company. Why?