Dean Clancy

"Trail mix is just M&Ms with obstacles." ~ My eleven-year-old

When Surgery Center of Oklahoma opened in 1997, the idea that patients should know the price of surgery in advance was really unusual. Rather than follow the status quo, founders Dr. Keith Smith and Dr. Steven Lantier believed patients deserved clarity before deciding on surgery. In 2009, we began publishing our bundled procedure prices online, allowing patients to see one all-inclusive price before scheduling care. This radical departure in healthcare communication started a movement that continues to grow. Price your procedure today: surgerycenterok.com

POLL: 84% of voters respond favorably to a candidate who says 'Fund patients, not the system.' #FundPatientsNotTheSystem #FundPatientsNotInsuranceCompanies #PersonalOption @FundThePatient @AFPhq @AFPGovAffairs @POTUS @SpeakerJohnson @LeaderJohnThune fundthepatient.com/in-the-press/n…

Chefs can own restaurants. Lawyers can own law firms. But for 16 years, federal law has stood in the way of doctors opening or expanding hospitals. It’s time to lift the ACA’s restrictions on physician-owned hospitals and let them compete on the same footing as traditional hospitals. t2m.io/sVKpgiZ

Republicans should ask voters: Who do you trust to make the best health care decisions for you and your family: you, or the politicians who gave us the Obamacare scam? townhall.com/columnists/ste…

'This new polling confirms what people want: Fund patients, not health systems' ~ @DrDiGiorgio @thehill #Affordability #FundPatients #PersonalOption @AFPGovAffairs @BillCassidy @MikeCrapo @RepGregSteube @RepKatCammack thehill.com/opinion/health…

New from me for @Paragon_Inst: Physician-owned hospitals can increase competition and improve affordability. But the ACA effectively barred new ones from opening and existing ones from expanding. It’s time to lift these restrictions. Read more ⬇️

Politically motivated Dems like @LGSaraRodriguez are attacking the Medicaid reforms in the Working Families Tax Cut -- reforms that PROTECT taxpayers and services for the most vulnerable from FRAUD h/t @meganjnovak @HeartlandPostWI @Paragon_Inst heartlandpost.com/recent-medicai…

It's almost like the recent reforms to the Medicaid program to actually protect our most vulnerable and to protect taxpayers were needed. The fraud has got to stop. heartlandpost.com/recent-medicai…

For too long, big insurance companies and middlemen have made record profits off the sickness of Americans. It’s time we return to what works, a doctor-patient relationship, so Americans are in charge of their own care.

Let me rewrite that headline for you --> 'Republicans see funding patients rather than insurance companies as the future of health care' #FundPatientsNotInsuranceCompanies #HSAsForAll #PersonalOption @brian_blase @SenRickScott @BillCassidy @RepAaronBean @Paragon @AFPGovAffairs

Yes. And the subsidies grow on autopilot, with the taxpayer picking up nearly the entire premium increase over time. For the median enrollee this year, the subsidy covers 94% of the total premium, leaving just $42 a month for the enrollee to pay.

A long story about ACA enrollment and nothing about the large numbers of improper and phantom enrollees fails to provide vital context and presents a deeply misleading and inaccurate picture of the issue. In 2025, there were 6.4 million improper ACA enrollees and probably about 4 million phantom enrollees. All well documented and researched. In Florida, there are 5x as many enrollees in 100-150 FPL coverage as eligible and in Georgia it was nearly 3x! There has been a huge number of enrollees in the last few years who used no medical care. Double the amount in a normal insurance market. No mention of GAO's enrollment of 23 of 24 ficticious applicants in fully subsidized coverage. No mention of CBO’s estimates of substantial improper enrollment in just a small set of non-Medicaid expansion states. No mention of the three DOJ convictions of massive ACA enrollment fraud schemes. No mention of the harm to people from unauthorized enrollment and enrollment switching. No context to the pre-Biden Covid subsidy boost market. No mention of the nearly 2 million people simultaneously enrolled in the ACA and Medicaid. And of note, the median net monthly premium is only $42 nationwide with the underlying subsidy, which has grown massively on autopilot, covering 94 percent of the premium. @jeffreytucker For more info, see here: paragoninstitute.org/private-health…

Large hospital systems are profiting off Medicare rules that pay them more for the same service than independent practices. That means a senior in my district can pay MORE for an X-ray at a hospital than at a local doctor’s office -- and the hospital makes MORE too. Today I asked hospital system CEOs a simple question: should we equalize payments to lower costs and expand access? They said no. Americans deserve affordable care, not a system that rewards higher prices.

Is capping and slowly reducing the massive corporate welfare to big hospital systems flowing through the Medicaid program a "cut"? Probably if your political motivation is to serve the most powerful health care special interests, rather than American patients and taxpayers.

An open offer from Americans for Prosperity Foundation and AFPF lead counsel @RPMulvey to share their extensive knowledge regarding the Loper Bright Supreme Court Case and Chevron Deference to @rosadelauro and staff. 👇 @LeeMZeldin

So much of the debate in health care is tied to hospitals. Cost, cuts, closings & care etc. But what IS actually best for patients? And taxpayers? This is MUST READ from @Paragon_Inst. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

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#Obamacare turns 16 today -- a troubled teen #FundPatientsNotInsuranceCompanies #PersonalOption @AFPhq

I joined @RickLeventhal on @NEWSMAX to discuss why tools like TrumpRX matter for lowering costs and giving patients real price transparency. & the irony isn't lost as we see critics piling on the TrumpRX website launch when healthcare.gov was one of the worst rollouts in modern policy — AND it raised costs for families. I'm thrilled @POTUS is driving solutions in health care. It is long overdue.