
American families are paying nearly the price of a new car every year just for job-based family health insurance.
Then come the deductibles, copayments, prescription drugs, and medical bills that too often seem impossible to understand.
Healthcare is nearly one-fifth of the American economy. It affects affordability, wages, the federal budget, and ultimately whether Americans live healthier and longer lives.
That makes healthcare one of the most important issues in the 2026 election.
In the fifth and final episode of my How to Win 2026 series, I outline a Republican approach that begins with a simple idea: The healthcare system should work for the person, not the bureaucracy.



