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 Washington Examiner – October 4, 2024
On October 4, 2024, Paragon’s Brian Blase was referenced in Washington Examiner.
From the article:
Obamacare’s exchanges opened for business on Jan. 1, 2014. The year prior, before Obamacare’s many regulations took effect, the average monthly individual market premium was $244. This year, the average monthly premium for an individual mid-level silver benchmark plan was $477.
In some cases, premiums are much higher. According to the Paragon Health Institute’s Brian Blase, annual premiums for a mid-level plan for a 60-year-old couple in Morgantown, West Virginia, could exceed $42,000. Annual premiums for that same couple in Prescott, Arizona, would run nearly $33,000.
Deductibles have risen, too. The average deductible for a basic bronze-tier marketplace plan, which covers 60% of a beneficiary’s claims costs on average, is $7,258 this year. That’s over $2,000 higher than the average deductible for a similar plan in 2014.
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