On June 4, 2023, Paragon President Brian Blase was quoted in The Huffington Post‘s article “As Ron DeSantis Barnstorms New Hampshire, Thousands Of Floridians Lose Health Insurance”
From the article:
Conservatives see things differently, arguing that aggressive reviews of Medicaid rolls are a necessary and responsible way to control program costs.
Brian Blase, a former Trump administration official who is now president of the Paragon Health Institute, noted recently in National Review that Medicaid has “retroactive eligibility” ― which means that people who lose coverage can re-enroll, and then submit bills that are up to three months old.