On August 10, 2023, Paragon President Brian Blase was quoted in Inside Health Policy article “Individual Coverage HRAs Gaining Momentum, Reports Say.”
From the article:
Brian Blase, president and founder of Paragon Health Institute, who helped shepherd the ICHRA rule as a Trump administration advisor, estimates there are about 500,000 people using the option today — and the Congressional Budget Office is now assuming about 2 million workers will have ICHRAs by 2032.
He suggests take-up has been slower due to the pandemic, the tight labor market, and the lack of education about the option.
