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Alarming & Unlawful Medicaid Spending: Brian Blase In NY Post

POSTED BY Galen Institute on November 28, 2020.

Medicaid is hemorrhaging $100B on Americans ineligible for the program By Brian BlaseNew York Post, November 28, 202 States are facing alarming costs for their shares of Medicaid spending, and a new report helps explain why: the government—both in Washington and in state capitols across the country—is failing to ensure that only those who are eligible for benefits are … [Read more...] about Alarming & Unlawful Medicaid Spending: Brian Blase In NY Post

Filed Under: Brian Blase, New York Post, Published

Health Care Choices 20/20

POSTED BY Galen Institute on October 23, 2020.

Americans have said for decades that health care and insurance cost too much and that they feel like cogs in our vast health care system with little control over choices and spending. And for too long, the “solutions” Washington has offered have led to fewer choices, more government control, and vastly more taxpayer spending that further fuels rising health costs. The Health Policy Consensus … [Read more...] about Health Care Choices 20/20

Filed Under: Health Insurance, Health Policy Consensus Group, Reform Initiatives

Debate Advice for the President—Santorum and Blase in The Hill

POSTED BY Galen Institute on October 22, 2020.

Embed from Getty Images Trump’s Health Care Plan President Trump should tout his significant achievements on health care in tonight’s debate, two key policymakers argue in an op-ed today in The Hill. “President Trump has a final opportunity to defend this record and explain his actions to fix problems with ObamaCare and improve the broader health system,” write former Sen. Rick Santorum and … [Read more...] about Debate Advice for the President—Santorum and Blase in The Hill

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Reform Initiatives, The Hill

Health Benefits Transformation—New Brian Blase paper

POSTED BY Galen Institute on October 18, 2020.

For nearly two decades, health savings accounts (HSAs) have helped people use tax-preferred dollars for health care spending and save for future medical expenses. They also are a central element in health sector reform by creating incentives for cost-conscious consumers to search for value. This in turn motivates medical providers to improve quality and efficiency.  While HSAs are … [Read more...] about Health Benefits Transformation—New Brian Blase paper

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Health Savings Accounts

Medicare Blocks Innovation—Brian Blase research

POSTED BY Galen Institute on October 7, 2020.

Galen Senior Fellow Brian Blase looks to the future in a new paper describing a medical innovation that can improve health care productivity—largely through more accurate, timely, and affordable diagnoses—and expand access to care by more efficiently deploying specialists’ time and making tests less expensive. In a new analysis, “Properly Incentivizing Health Care Innovation & A Case Study … [Read more...] about Medicare Blocks Innovation—Brian Blase research

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Innovation, Medicare

Warnings about Medicaid Expansion

POSTED BY Galen Institute on October 6, 2020.

States that have resisted expanding their Medicaid programs have witnessed the soaring costs in other states and the adverse impact on vulnerable patients already on the program who must compete for providers with expansion enrollees.  As legislators prepare for their upcoming sessions, the Galen Institute and the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) have partnered in offering … [Read more...] about Warnings about Medicaid Expansion

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Medicaid

How the ACA Failed–Brian Blase for Forbes

POSTED BY Galen Institute on September 24, 2020.

In a new Forbes piece, Galen Institute senior fellow and former special assistant to the president at the National Economic Council Brian Blase, discusses the ACA’s failures and how Trump administration reforms have helped.  According to Blase: The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, was principally intended to improve health insurance markets for individuals and small … [Read more...] about How the ACA Failed–Brian Blase for Forbes

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Forbes

Say No To Importing Foreign Price Controls On Drugs

POSTED BY Galen Institute on September 14, 2020.

Grace-Marie Turner | Forbes | President Trump has doubled down on the Executive Order he put on hold in July that threatened to import price controls from countries with government-run health systems and use them as a basis for what Medicare pays for certain drugs. The new order proposes a “Most Favored Nation” (MFN) pricing scheme not only on more expensive specialty drugs paid under … [Read more...] about Say No To Importing Foreign Price Controls On Drugs

Filed Under: Forbes, Grace-Marie Turner

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