Brian Blase, Ph.D., is the President of Paragon Health Institute. Brian was Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at the White House’s National Economic Council (NEC) from 2017-2019, where he coordinated the development and execution of numerous health policies and advised the President, NEC director, and senior officials. After leaving the White House, Brian founded Blase Policy Strategies and served as its CEO.
Brian Blase Quoted in The Center Square – July 10, 2024
On July 10, 2024, Paragon’s President Brian Blase was quoted in The Center Square.
From the article:
“Overall, we estimate there’s 4 to 5 million people fraudulently enrolled in Obamacare plans,” said Brian Blase, President of Paragon Health Institute. “The cost to taxpayers is likely north of $20 billion, just this year.”
The group debuted a study done by Paragon which elaborated on the extent to which people are receiving free health care by falsifying their income statements.
The Biden Administration greatly expanded subsidies for people through Obamacare, offering people health care at no cost if they report income between 100% and 150% of the federal poverty line.
Many individuals took advantage, Blase says, purposefully underestimating their income so to receive free care. According to Paragon’s study, claims from individuals within that poverty bracket rose by 13%, from 2022 to 2024.
“This is a very sophisticated operation that’s occurring, that’s been enabled by the Biden administration’s focus on enrollment in the exchanges above all else, and a political imperative to get more people enrolled to the extent that their not verifying eligibility,” Blase said.
With questions over Medicare’s solvency, spending accountability is important than ever.
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