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Individual Health Insurance Markets Improving in States that Fully Permit Short-Term Plans

POSTED BY Brian Blase on February 5, 2021.

In an important new paper with original findings, Galen Senior Fellow Brian Blase demonstrates that individual health insurance markets in states can be improved by the choice and competition short-term plans provide. Short-term plans had been severely restricted by the Obama administration—limited to a one-time purchase of 90 days with no renewal. That’s hardly insurance.  But new … [Read more...] about Individual Health Insurance Markets Improving in States that Fully Permit Short-Term Plans

Filed Under: Brian Blase, State Issues

11 things Trump has done to fix Obamacare

POSTED BY Brian Blase on September 26, 2020.

Brian Blase | The New York Post | President Trump will face off with former Vice President Joe Biden in the first presidential debate this week, where health care is bound to come up. While Democrats often attack Trump for a lack of a health-care plan, the truth is, his administration has significantly increased Americans’ choice of health coverage and improved access to care. In fact, Trump … [Read more...] about 11 things Trump has done to fix Obamacare

Filed Under: Brian Blase, New York Post

Trump Administration Needs To Take Action To Maximize HRA Rule Potential

POSTED BY Brian Blase on June 18, 2020.

The Trump Administration’s rule expanding health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), specifically allowing employers to reimburse employee’s individual market premiums under certain conditions, is a significant step to empower American families with greater choice and control of their health insurance. These individual coverage HRAs (ICHRAs) are already being used by hundreds of employers … [Read more...] about Trump Administration Needs To Take Action To Maximize HRA Rule Potential

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Forbes

Nursing Homes, Coronavirus and Medicaid

POSTED BY Brian Blase on June 1, 2020.

How a program for the poor pushes Americans into poor-quality facilities. By Stephen A. Moses and Brian C. Blase | June 1, 2020 7:13 pm ET With increased focus on the huge number of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, long-term care expert Steve Moses and Galen Senior Fellow Brian Blase write that federal payment policies are partly to blame for the low quality of care in many … [Read more...] about Nursing Homes, Coronavirus and Medicaid

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Medicaid, The Wall Street Journal

The Importance Of The Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule

POSTED BY Brian Blase on April 7, 2020.

OVERVIEW To help the country deal with the coronavirus epidemic, Congress has provided additional funding to states through their Medicaid programs, and much more may be coming. Galen Senior Fellow Brian Blase, in a major new article published today in Health Affairs, explains the vital importance of ensuring that Medicaid funds are spent on health care for enrollees and not “kickback … [Read more...] about The Importance Of The Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Health Affairs

Cover Coronavirus Treatments, Don’t Expand Medicaid

POSTED BY Brian Blase on March 23, 2020.

We need to be smart about how we use public resources to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. Two major crises are facing the country right now: 1) the negative health impact and associated deaths from the virus, and 2) the enormous economic impact of large numbers of businesses and schools shutting down.  Congress needs to wisely allocate public resources to address both and not be … [Read more...] about Cover Coronavirus Treatments, Don’t Expand Medicaid

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Forbes

Congress Must Cut Red Tape that Reduces the Effectiveness of Our COVID-19 Response

POSTED BY Brian Blase on March 19, 2020.

State and federal laws and regulations are hindering the private sector’s efforts to help fight the outbreak. Effectively responding to the coronavirus epidemic requires innovation from private companies, medical professionals, and entrepreneurs. These folks are ready to perform heroic acts, but government rules and red tape are getting in their way. To take one tragic example, it appears … [Read more...] about Congress Must Cut Red Tape that Reduces the Effectiveness of Our COVID-19 Response

Filed Under: Brian Blase, National Review

House Coronavirus Response Disproportionately Funds Richest States

POSTED BY Brian Blase on March 13, 2020.

The table below uses fiscal year 2017 Medicaid expenditure data from Kaiser Family Foundation inflated by 4 percent a year to project the extra funds that would be provided to each state in fiscal year 2020 if the House Democrats’ 8 percent FMAP bump up lasted the entire year.  It also includes the number of uninsured Americans per state in 2018. As a way of making comparisons across … [Read more...] about House Coronavirus Response Disproportionately Funds Richest States

Filed Under: Brian Blase, National Review

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