Real healthcare: transparent prices, rural access, patient choice.

Oklahoma's healthcare crisis shows up in a family in Owasso paying $2,200 a month for a plan with a $7,000 deductible. It shows up in a rural Oklahoman driving over an hour for a follow-up appointment. The federal government responds to every healthcare problem with more bureaucracy, more mandates, and more cost. Ron's approach runs in the opposite direction: transparency, competition, and local access.

Price transparency with real teeth

Require all hospitals, surgical centers, imaging centers, and labs to publish machine-readable prices for all shoppable services. Enforce with penalties up to 1% of annual net revenue per violation per month, not the $300-a-day fines hospitals currently ignore.

Direct primary care and HSA reform

Allow direct primary care membership fees to be paid from Health Savings Accounts and treated as tax-deductible medical expenses. DPC practices in Tulsa already deliver better primary care at lower cost. The tax code should incentivize more of them. Double current HSA contribution limits and allow HSA funds to cover dental, vision, mental health, and over-the-counter medications.

Rural Oklahoma access

Create a dedicated federal fund for hospitals serving counties under 25,000 residents. Make pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities permanent, including audio-only visits for rural patients without reliable broadband. Open tribal health infrastructure to all rural Oklahomans through a voluntary Joint Rural Health Compact under complete tribal control.

Non-negotiables

Protection for individuals with pre-existing conditions is non-negotiable. Absolute opposition to Medicare for All, public options, or any federal scheme that eliminates private insurance.