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Risk adjustment is undermining ACA markets–Brian Blase in The Hill

POSTED BY Galen Institute on July 30, 2020.

A commonsense step to help the individual health insurance market By Brian Blase The Hill | A little-known program created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to cause problems in the individual and small group health insurance markets. The program involves shared risk payments among insurers, and it must be reformed to expand choices and lower premiums. Under the ACA, health insurers … [Read more...] about Risk adjustment is undermining ACA markets–Brian Blase in The Hill

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The ACA’s Risk-Adjustment Program Needs Adjusting

POSTED BY Galen Institute on July 27, 2020.

By Brian Blase, Ph.D. Galen Institute, July 27, 2020 | The Affordable Care Act dramatically changed insurance regulation in the individual and small-group health insurance markets.  A key change detached the amount of an individual’s premium from his or her expected medical claims.  By itself, this would have led to a variety of problems, including creating an incentive for … [Read more...] about The ACA’s Risk-Adjustment Program Needs Adjusting

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Health Insurance, ObamaCare, Reform Initiatives

Recommendations for Trump’s second-term health care agenda

POSTED BY Galen Institute on July 24, 2020.

By Brian Blase and Lanhee ChenThe Washington Times, July 22, 2020 | President Trump has an opportunity to offer a second-term agenda that builds on his administration’s successes to expand families’ control over their health care. Given the importance that Americans place on health care issues for their vote, Mr. Trump probably can’t win reelection without doing so, Blase and Chen … [Read more...] about Recommendations for Trump’s second-term health care agenda

Filed Under: Brian Blase, The Washington Times

A Health Agenda for Congress—Brian Blase in Forbes

POSTED BY Galen Institute on July 24, 2020.

Forbes

Galen Senior Fellow Brian Blase offers recommendations for Congress on health reform, detailing four priorities Congress should enact and two prominent proposals to avoid. Here is a quick overview of his latest piece in Forbes, “What Congress Should and Should Not Do on Health Care.” Congress should:  codify the Trump administration’s price transparency rulesprohibit balance … [Read more...] about A Health Agenda for Congress—Brian Blase in Forbes

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Madam Speaker, Listen To The Experts—Op-Ed In NY Post

POSTED BY Galen Institute on July 15, 2020.

Why Congress must say no to the $600 unemployment bonus extensionBy Brian Blase, Casey Mulligan and Doug BadgerNew York Post, July 11, 2020 | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanded again today that Congress extend the federal unemployment bonus beyond its July 31 expiration. Former White House economists Brian Blase, Casey Mulligan, and Doug Badger explained … [Read more...] about Madam Speaker, Listen To The Experts—Op-Ed In NY Post

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Doug Badger, New York Post

Getting America Back to Work and Hastening the Recovery

POSTED BY Galen Institute on July 7, 2020.

By Brian Blase, Casey Mulligan and Doug Badger | Three former White House economic advisers warn in a paper released today by the Galen Institute that Congress would delay the recovery if it extends the $600 weekly increase in unemployment insurance (UI) benefits scheduled to expire July 31.  In their paper, “Getting America Back to Work and Hastening the Recovery,” they estimate that … [Read more...] about Getting America Back to Work and Hastening the Recovery

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Doug Badger, Health Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Reform Initiatives

It’s time to ban balance billing

POSTED BY Galen Institute on June 25, 2020.

Negotiations to end surprise billing have been at an impasse for nearly a year. Discussions between the White House and congressional leaders over another coronavirus bill offer an opportunity to finally end this practice that defrauds millions of patients every year. The lobbying battle lines are well defined. On one side stand the private equity firms that have bought medical staffing agencies … [Read more...] about It’s time to ban balance billing

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Doug Badger, The Hill

Trump Administration Needs To Take Action To Maximize HRA Rule Potential

POSTED BY Brian Blase | Forbes 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

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