Michael Oakes

Healthcare Repeal laws and regulations that mandate or prohibit any type of healthcare, medication, vaccination, or medical care or treatment. Healthcare Address the state licensing roadblocks preventing innovative healthcare delivery options such as direct primary care, telemedicine, and out-of-state licensed doctors providing charitable care. Healthcare Eliminate anticompetitive and protectionist Certificate of Need laws that hamper the growth and affordability of healthcare services, especially in rural and disadvantaged urban communities. Healthcare Transition the current Medicaid direct payment model to a state-funded health savings account, giving people more flexibility in defining the healthcare options that best serve their individual circumstances. Education Expand and fully fund the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship program, allowing greater access for all families, including those who lack the financial means to enroll their students in a private school. Education Expand North Carolina’s state-funded Education Savings Account program to cover more students, allowing better education options for all students, especially students with special learning needs and families with financial hardships. Education Expand open enrollment within and between public-school districts, allowing families to find the best school fit within the public-school system without obtaining permission from their home district. Education Refocus education funding by having tax dollars follow the student. Parents should not pay taxes for public schools while sending their children to alternative schools. Education Allowing choice in education opens paths to academic success. The right learning environment prepares students for new challenges. It allows students to find a place to excel. It rewards innovative, engaged teachers. Economy Eliminate restrictions that force business relationships between private parties, such as those between North Carolina’s craft brewers and distribution middlemen, allowing these businesses to grow in ways that best serve owners and customers. Economy Eliminate or reduce state occupational licensing requirements that simply represent financial protection and do not perform a critical role in vital public safety, opening economic doors for millions in North Carolina. Economy Creating an environment where innovation can thrive and individuals can prosper starts with choice. When entrepreneurs can create new products and businesses can deliver new services without artificial barriers, everyone benefits. Economy Lower the costs and regulations for starting a new business, enabling entrepreneurs and small business owners to follow their dreams and create the great North Carolina businesses of tomorrow. Drug Policy Decriminalize medical cannabis. Modern medical research indicates that this natural substance effective valley alleviates pain, nausea, and other symptoms associated with several debilitating medical conditions.