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 Federalist – September 17, 2024
On September 17, 2024, Paragon’s Brian Blase was quoted in The Federalist.
From the article:
A Paragon analysis published in June found an estimated 5 million enrollees under Obamacare receive health-insurance subsidies far above the legally entitled amount. The Trump administration would likely combat waste, fraud, and abuse like this in government programs, which increased substantially during the Biden administration, Blase said.
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Under Trump, reform could depend on what Congress looks like after the election, Blase said.
“Under a Trump administration, I expect a focus to ensure that Medicaid is not open to illegal immigrants,” Blase said. “If the Trump administration has a Republican Congress, I expect potential efforts to reform Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion so that the program no longer discriminates against the most vulnerable.”
This would mean equalizing reimbursements for able-bodied, working-age adults with children, pregnant women, seniors, and the disabled on the program, Blase said.
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