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Government programs come with expansion of government, unintended consequences and regulations. We need to vet government programs because they also can create dependencies on services that can be filled in a less costly solutions. ## \[Medicaid's Fiscal Cliff\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/medicaid-s-fiscal-cliff) Friday, 06 May 2016 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) Charlie Katebi and Gary Freeman on KGAB discuss the Department of Health's plans to cut $200 million from state healthcare programs, including Medicaid. They also dicuss how these cuts will make it harder for patients to see doctors and how Wyoming should reform Medicaid. \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/medicaid-s-fiscal-cliff) ## \[Weaning Wyoming Off Welfare\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/weaning-wyoming-off-welfare) Friday, 06 May 2016 \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) by Charles Katebi Welfare was originally created as a safety-net of last resort for those unable to help themselves. But all too often it traps otherwise productive individuals in government dependency, sapping their potential and life prospects. According to a report by the Cato Institute titled The Work Versus Welfare Tradeoff, low-income individ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/weaning-wyoming-off-welfare) ## \[SLAPP’ing Free Speech Inquisitions\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/slapp-ing-free-speech-inquisitions) Monday, 25 April 2016 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) by Stephen Klein In two important rulings from the Texas Supreme Court on April 15, the court assured the effectiveness of the state's Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), which was enacted in 2011. These cases, AgendaWise v. Abraham and Sullivan v. Abraham, affirmed the dismissal of two defamation actions brought by a public figure against an activi... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/slapp-ing-free-speech-inquisitions) ## \[Medicaid's Mental Health Scandal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-s-mental-health-scandal) Friday, 22 April 2016 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Regulation\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Charlie Katebi and Gary Freeman on KGAB discuss Medicaid's tragic impact on mentally ill patients and why Medicaid expansion won't provide them better healthcare access. \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-s-mental-health-scandal) ## \[UnitedHealth Obamacare's Death Spiral\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/unitedhealth-obamacare-s-death-spiral) Tuesday, 19 April 2016 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Charlie Katebi and Chuck Gray on KVOC discuss UnitedHealth's departure from Obamacare's health insurance exchanges and what it means for patients and President Obama's healthcare law. \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/unitedhealth-obamacare-s-death-spiral) ## \[Medicaid, Mental Illness, and Malpractice\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/medicaid-mental-illness-and-malpractice) Monday, 18 April 2016 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Regulation\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi In the eyes of progressives, Obamacare provides for all of society's needs: It creates jobs! It heals the sick! It balances state budgets! Now the Obama Administration claims it expands healthcare access to patients with mental illnesses. According to a report from the US Department of Health and Human Services, 1.9 million low-in... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/medicaid-mental-illness-and-malpractice) ## \[How to Roll Back Obamacare\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/how-to-roll-back-obamacare) Tuesday, 12 April 2016 \[Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Charlie Katebi and Chuck Gray on KVOC discuss recent efforts by Arkansas lawmakers to roll back Obamacare's Medicaid expansion and why Wyoming was right to reject it. \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/how-to-roll-back-obamacare) ## \[Will Federal “Equitable Sharing” Undermine Wyoming’s Reform of Civil Asset Forfeiture?\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/will-federal-equitable-sharing-undermine-wyoming-s-reform-of-civil-asset-forfeiture) Monday, 11 April 2016 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/850/b2ap3\_medium\_Wy\_Office\_Federal\_Forfeitures\_BFY13.jpg) </a>by Stephen Klein The U.S. Department of Justice recently resumed the Equitable Sharing Program, which allows state police agencies to collect civil asset forfeiture funds under federal instead of state law by cooperating with federal drug enforcement. All too often, civil forfeiture laws allow for the government to seize and permanently keep allege... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/will-federal-equitable-sharing-undermine-wyoming-s-reform-of-civil-asset-forfeiture) ## \[Six Years of Obamacare, Six Broken Promises\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/six-years-of-obamacare-six-broken-promises) Friday, 01 April 2016 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Regulation\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi In March of 2010, Congress rushed to pass a massive unread bill titled, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," aka Obamacare. Now at the sixth anniversary of Obamacare we ask, "Has this legislation in fact protected patients, and has it proved to be affordable?" Here are six examples of promises Obamacare has broken: 1) Oba... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/six-years-of-obamacare-six-broken-promises) ## \[How to Sunset Big Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/how-to-sunset-big-government) Friday, 25 March 2016 \[Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) by Charles Katebi In civics 101, we learn how government works. Voters elect legislators, legislators pass bills, and bills become law. This side of government is transparent and accountable. But there is another side of government that is far less accountable. Once a bill becomes law, it's up to an agency to enforce it. 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