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One In Four Medicaid $$ Spent Illegally—Blase And Dublois In NRO

POSTED BY Galen Institute on December 10, 2020.

Improper Medicaid Payments Have Soared since Obamacare By Brian Blase & Hayden DubloisNational Review, December 9, 2020 A recent report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reveals astronomical improper spending in Medicaid that should alarm all Americans.The rate of improper payment in Medicaid, the nation’s third largest government program, … [Read more...] about One In Four Medicaid $$ Spent Illegally—Blase And Dublois In NRO

Filed Under: Brian Blase, National Review

It’s Time to Redesign Government-Hospital Coronavirus Funding

POSTED BY Galen Institute on April 21, 2020.

Brian Blase, Doug Badger, and Josh Archambault argue in National Review that new funding to hospitals should be coupled with reforms that will protect patients from surprise medical bills and require price transparency. Congress has provided more than $100 billion to help hospitals whose revenue has plummeted during the coronavirus crisis and is preparing to spend another $75 in legislation … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Redesign Government-Hospital Coronavirus Funding

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Doug Badger, National Review

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

POSTED BY Brian Blase | National Review 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

What You Should Know about the Uninsured

POSTED BY Doug Badger and Jamie Bryan Hall on October 25, 2019.

Last month’s Census Bureau report on the uninsured overlooked an important point: More than 99 percent of Americans have access to health coverage, regardless of their income or medical condition. The overwhelming majority of those lacking insurance could have obtained coverage but did not enroll. Many of those with lower incomes may not sign up for subsidized coverage because they know they … [Read more...] about What You Should Know about the Uninsured

Filed Under: Doug Badger, Health Insurance, National Review

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