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A Biden Administration Regulatory ‘Fix’ to the ‘Family Glitch’ Would Be Illegal and Harmful

POSTED BY Brian Blase on May 19, 2021.

Biden administration officials reportedly are exploring whether they can use the regulatory process to “fix” the so-called family glitch in the Affordable Care Act to extend ACA premium tax credits to some employees’ family members who currently are not eligible.  But Galen Senior Fellow Brian Blase explains both why the Biden administration lacks the legal authority for such a fix as well … [Read more...] about A Biden Administration Regulatory ‘Fix’ to the ‘Family Glitch’ Would Be Illegal and Harmful

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The “Family Glitch” Administrative Fix Under Consideration By The Biden Administration Remains Both Illegal And Harmful

POSTED BY Galen Institute on May 13, 2021.

by Brian Blase | Forbes | The Galen Institute released a short analysis I conducted explaining why an administrative fix to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) so-called family glitch would be both illegal and harmful. Dania Palanker, with the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, criticized the analysis I conducted, saying it was not based on the administrative fix the Biden … [Read more...] about The “Family Glitch” Administrative Fix Under Consideration By The Biden Administration Remains Both Illegal And Harmful

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The benefits of government requiring health care price transparency

POSTED BY Galen Institute on May 12, 2021.

by Brian Blase | The Hill | One major difference between the health care sector and other economic sectors is the opacity and complexity of prices for medical goods and services. While in other sectors, prices for similar goods or services are generally analogous, health care prices can vary widely depending on where the service is received and who is paying. For this reason, shopping in … [Read more...] about The benefits of government requiring health care price transparency

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Biden must keep his health care promises

POSTED BY Galen Institute on March 18, 2021.

By Brian Blase | The Hill  March 18, 2021 | Congressional Democrats and the Biden administration appear to be laying the groundwork to take health coverage away from millions of people. Next week, House Democrats are holding a hearing on programs by the Trump administration that expanded valuable options for health coverage. Restricting private options would be … [Read more...] about Biden must keep his health care promises

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Dems’ Bill Increases Income Inequality—Brian Blase in NY Post

POSTED BY Galen Institute on March 1, 2021.

Dems New Covid Relief Bill Subsidizes Health Care for the Rich | By Brian Blase | New York Post, Feb. 28, 2021 Democrats’ holy grail is reducing income inequality. So it’s ironic that they are considering a bill to expand ObamaCare that will primarily benefit richer households and health-insurance companies. The massive coronavirus relief bill racing through Congress provides … [Read more...] about Dems’ Bill Increases Income Inequality—Brian Blase in NY Post

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Expanded ACA Subsidies: Exacerbating Health Inflation and Income Inequality

POSTED BY Galen Institute on February 23, 2021.

The Covid relief bill racing through Congress is a huge giveaway to wealthy households and health insurers, will inflate health costs and premiums, exacerbates income inequality, and sets the stage for a significant loss of employer-sponsored coverage, according to the findings in an important new paper by Galen Senior Fellow Brian Blase. In “Expanded ACA Subsidies: Exacerbating Health … [Read more...] about Expanded ACA Subsidies: Exacerbating Health Inflation and Income Inequality

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The New Push to Expand Government’s Role in Health Care Won’t Work

POSTED BY Galen Institute on February 22, 2021.

The following is an open letter from 68 leaders participating in the Health Policy Consensus Group. The full list of signatories follows the letter. Democrats in Congress have proposed a COVID-19 relief bill that includes provisions to dramatically increase government subsidies for health care coverage for millions of people who already have insurance while further expanding … [Read more...] about The New Push to Expand Government’s Role in Health Care Won’t Work

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Doug Badger, Grace-Marie Turner, Health Policy Consensus Group

Assessing President Biden’s Obamacare Expansion Proposals

POSTED BY Galen Institute on February 17, 2021.

Joe Biden rejected calls from other Democrats to back a single-payer, government-run health care system, instead saying his plan was to expand the Affordable Care Act. President Biden is now proposing to "fix" it—including spending vastly more money on the program, creating a public option (i.e., another government-run health plan), and imposing price controls. Two of the country's leading … [Read more...] about Assessing President Biden’s Obamacare Expansion Proposals

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Doug Badger

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