On March 28, 2024, Paragon President Brian Blase was quoted in The New York Times article “Biden Administration Finalizes Rule Curbing Use of Short-Term Health Plans.”
From the article:
Supporters of the short-term plans have said that the less expensive options are well suited for people who are unable to afford a marketplace plan. Brian Blase, who worked on the 2018 rule as a White House official under President Donald Trump, said the plans were also ideal for contract and self-employed workers, including those with incomes too high to qualify for more generous subsidies on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces.
Blase said the new rule could cause insurers offering marketplace plans to face less competition. Sick consumers buying a three-month plan could also lose coverage without a better immediate option, he added.
“Nobody benefits,” he said.
