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Reforming Government. Empowering Patients.

Nine Ideas to Make Health Care More Affordable

In his Congressional testimony, Paragon’s Brian Blase offers solutions to the problems created by the ACA

Click here to read more

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02/11/2026

Advancing Choice, Competition, and Fiscal Sustainability in Medicare: A Roadmap for CMS

Medicare

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01/05/2026

Banning Smartphones in Schools: Review of the Literature Shows Positive Impact

Public Health

Policy Briefs

12/22/2025

Platinum-Standard Science: FDA’s New Streamlined Framework for Biosimilars and Interchangeability

Public Health

Research Papers

12/18/2025

Preserve and Improve Medicaid: State Action to Protect the Most Vulnerable and Taxpayers

Medicaid, State Health Reform

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11/14/2024

Health Care for a Lame Duck

Private Health

Policy Briefs

11/06/2024

Biden’s Medicaid Changes: High Costs, Misguided Policy

Medicaid

Op-eds & Commentary

10/30/2024

The Illegal-Immigrant Burden on Medicaid and Tax-Subsidized Care Is Growing

Medicaid

Op-eds & Commentary

10/28/2024

Long-term care policies matter

Medicaid

Policy Briefs

01/14/2026

PBM 101: What They Are and How They Affect Drug Prices

Private Health

Policy Briefs

12/15/2025

The Local Loop: How States Turn Medicaid into a Government Provider Payday Scheme

Medicaid, State Health Reform

Testimonies

12/10/2025

Testimony of Brian Blase before the House Committee on the Judiciary — “Fighting Obamacare Subsidy Fraud: Is the Administrative Procedure Act Working as Intended?”

Private Health

Policy Briefs

12/03/2025

GAO Probe Finds ACA at High Risk for Fraud: 96% of Fake Applications Approved

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Medicaid

05/21/2025

A Statement on the Health Policy Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill

Quotes / References

Medicaid

05/04/2025

Paragon referenced in The Wall Street Journal – May 5, 2025

Quotes / References

Public Health

03/28/2025

A 21st Century HHS Should Serve People, Not Bureaucracy

Op-eds & Commentary, Quotes / References

Medicaid

03/24/2025

Paragon and EPIC’s Joint Paper Exposing California’s “Money Laundering” scheme Referenced in The Federalist – March 24, 2025

Quotes / References

For the Record

December 11, 2025

Media, Radio

Private Health

Obamacare Is Failing! Brian Blase on The Sean Hannity Show — December 11, 2025

December 10, 2025

Media, Radio

Private Health

How Insurance Companies Made Big Profits Off ‘ObamaCare’ — Brian Blase on The Fox News Rundown Podcast – December 10, 2025

July 10, 2025

Television

Medicaid

Ryan Long appears on C-SPAN Washington Journal to discuss Medicaid provisions of the OBBB

In the News

September 5, 2025

Paragon is proud to be a 2025 finalist for the Gregor G. Peterson Prize in Venture Philanthropy

April 23, 2025

Paragon Health Institute continues its focus on important Medicaid reforms

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27

2026

Directing Medicare: Past, Present, and Future

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September

08

2025

What You Need to Know: The One Big Beautiful Bill & Enhanced ACA Subsidies

12:00 pm

August

28

2025

The Greater Obamacare Enrollment Fraud & Implications for Extending Biden’s COVID Credits

11:00 am

August

07

2025

Debunking the Myths of the One Big Beautiful Bill: Health Policy Provisions

11:00 am

Paragon Papers

Cutting-edge research for health policy advancement

Rural Health Transformation Fund Offers States a Way to Improve Rural Health Care Access: Here’s What States Should Do

Targeted Postmarket Surveillance: The Way Toward Responsible AI Innovation in Health Care

Arkansas’ Medicaid Work Requirements Associated with No Significant Changes in Health Measures

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The Greater Obamacare Enrollment Fraud

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Fixing the Engine of American Science: Why NIH Needs Urgent Reform

Addressing Medicaid Money Laundering: The Lack of Integrity with Medicaid Financing and the Need for Reform

Beginning to Stem the Red Ink Tide: Health Care Concepts for a Conservative Congress

Healthcare AI Regulation: Guidelines for Maintaining Public Safety and Innovation

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What Matters for Health: Insurance is Less Important Than You Think

Evaluating Telehealth: What Congress Needs to Know

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The Falsehoods of Obamacare: A Dozen Broken Promises, Seven Million Canceled Plans, and Hundreds of Billion in Debt

It’s Not Just the Prices: ACA Plans Have Declined in Quality Over the Past Decade

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Policy Briefs

Key insights advancing public policy

Problems with ACA Subsidies Compounded by COVID Credits: Unfair to Americans with Employer-Based Insurance, Punish Work, and Incentivize Employers to Drop Coverage

How to Reform the CMS Innovation Center with a Choice and Competition Approach

“Free” Is Never Free: Restoring Market Reality to Part D

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Ghostbusting ACA Fraud: Millions Who Don’t Use Their Health Insurance Expose Abuse in the Program

Immigration and Health Care in the One Big Beautiful Bill: How the New Law Reforms Eligibility for Medicaid, Medicare, and ACA Subsidies

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Biden’s COVID Credits Are an ObamaCare Expansion That Congress Should Allow To Expire

Taxpayers Will Finance Vast Majority of ACA Plan Premiums For Most Enrollees After Biden’s COVID Credits Expire

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New Medicare Payment Rules (OPPS and PFS) Show Trump Administration’s Focus on Site Neutral Payments and Reducing Medicare’s Market Distortions

Could the VA Be the Key to Lowering the Cost of American Health Care?

Will Congress’ Reforms to Medicaid Financing Hurt Rural Health Care? No: Debunking the Myth that Provider Taxes Support Rural Hospitals

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What Made It Into Law: Health Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill

Policy Changes Needed to Reduce Massive Improper Affordable Care Act Subsidy Expenditures

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We are an Independent, Nonpartisan Policy Institute Dedicated to Enhancing American Well-being.

FEATURED WORK

Advancing Choice, Competition, and Fiscal Sustainability in Medicare: A Roadmap for CMS

Banning Smartphones in Schools: Review of the Literature Shows Positive Impact

Platinum-Standard Science: FDA’s New Streamlined Framework for Biosimilars and Interchangeability

Preserve and Improve Medicaid: State Action to Protect the Most Vulnerable and Taxpayers

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

Health Care for a Lame Duck

Biden’s Medicaid Changes: High Costs, Misguided Policy

The Illegal-Immigrant Burden on Medicaid and Tax-Subsidized Care Is Growing

Long-term care policies matter

PBM 101: What They Are and How They Affect Drug Prices

The Local Loop: How States Turn Medicaid into a Government Provider Payday Scheme

Testimony of Brian Blase before the House Committee on the Judiciary — “Fighting Obamacare Subsidy Fraud: Is the Administrative Procedure Act Working as Intended?”

GAO Probe Finds ACA at High Risk for Fraud: 96% of Fake Applications Approved

Reforming Government. Empowering Patients.

Public Health and American Well-Being

Private Health

Medicare Reform

Medicaid and Health Safety Net Reform

Press Room

A Statement on the Health Policy Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill

Paragon referenced in The Wall Street Journal – May 5, 2025

A 21st Century HHS Should Serve People, Not Bureaucracy

Paragon and EPIC’s Joint Paper Exposing California’s “Money Laundering” scheme Referenced in The Federalist – March 24, 2025

For the Record

Obamacare Is Failing! Brian Blase on The Sean Hannity Show — December 11, 2025

How Insurance Companies Made Big Profits Off ‘ObamaCare’ — Brian Blase on The Fox News Rundown Podcast – December 10, 2025

Ryan Long appears on C-SPAN Washington Journal to discuss Medicaid provisions of the OBBB

In the News

Statement from the Paragon Health Institute on The Great Healthcare Plan

Paragon is proud to be a 2025 finalist for the Gregor G. Peterson Prize in Venture Philanthropy

Paragon Health Institute continues its focus on important Medicaid reforms

Events

Directing Medicare: Past, Present, and Future

What You Need to Know: The One Big Beautiful Bill & Enhanced ACA Subsidies

The Greater Obamacare Enrollment Fraud & Implications for Extending Biden’s COVID Credits

Debunking the Myths of the One Big Beautiful Bill: Health Policy Provisions

Paragon Papers

Policy Briefs

Stay Current with Health Care Insights

Help us improve health care

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