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 referenced in NPR – July 18, 2024
On July 18, 2024, Paragon’s President Brian Blase had his latest op-ed, “The $20 Billion ObamaCare Subsidy Fraud,” referenced by NPR.
From the article:
Those numbers have also caught the attention of House Republicans, who on June 28 requested investigations by the Government Accountability Office and the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Fraud — including from unauthorized switches by brokers, as reported by KFF Health News and NPR in recent months and noted in the congressional requests — might be part of the problem, House members wrote. They cited an analysis from a conservative group that estimated that millions of people — or their brokers — reported incorrect financial information to qualify for large ACA tax credits.
Whether advertising efforts will be part of any such investigation is unknown.
Details on how an alleged scheme used misleading ads are included in a Florida lawsuit filed in April. The suit claims that several marketing and insurance sales firms used misleading ads as part of a collaborative effort to gin up questionable, commission-earning business. The firms named in the case say the allegations are meritless.
The full article can be found in NPR.
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