Health Policy and Economic Reform by Brian Blase

  • Elena Nikulina
  • 17.10.2026
Short-term health insurance covers more providers at a lower cost, Brian Blase argues
Brian Blase stated that most people can obtain short-term insurance, which is generally less expensive than Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans and covers a greater number of providers. Blase added ...
  • Yulia Slavina
  • 23.09.2026
Brian Blase: Questions persist over billions in health insurance subsidies
Brian Blase raises concerns about billions of dollars in subsidies directed to major health insurers. He points to issues such as fraudulent enrollments, fake beneficiaries, and individuals who ...
  • Hanna Syniavska
  • 02.09.2026
Magnitude of corporate payments led to higher baseline, Brian Blase argues
Brian Blase argues that the main reason for the projected increase in savings is the significantly higher magnitude of corporate welfare, described as state-directed payments, than initially ...
  • Artem Shendetskii
  • 20.08.2026
Brian Blase: Taxpayers covered $5,279 of premium hikes from 2014-2026
Brian Blase highlights that for a 50-year-old earning double the poverty level, health insurance premiums increased by $5,898 from 2014 to 2026. Of that increase, the enrollee paid just $618, ...
  • Ivan Andriyenko
  • 31.07.2026
Brian Blase: Brokers earned hundreds of millions from phantom enrollees
Brian Blase alleges that brokers have generated substantial commissions by enrolling phantom enrollees in insurance plans. He claims this practice has led to insurers receiving tens of billions ...
  • Yulia Slavina
  • 08.07.2026
ACA premium increases primarily shift costs to taxpayers, Brian Blase notes
Brian Blase highlights that mainstream media coverage often omits key information about Affordable Care Act premium increases. He explains that nearly 90% of enrollees receive subsidies and do ...
  • Eugene Komchuk
  • 03.07.2026
Brian Blase: Cutting $600 billion in corporate welfare and curbing federal spending growth
Brian Blase highlights a reduction of $600 billion in corporate welfare, emphasizing efforts to address fraud and waste in federal expenditures. He notes that the federal spending growth rate has ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 09.06.2026
Brian Blase: Medicaid waste could offset $3.2B in rural hospital losses
Brian Blase estimates that rural hospitals at risk of closure face annual losses totaling $3.2 billion. He further highlights that improper Medicaid payments are estimated at $152 billion ...
  • Iryna Sazhynska
  • 01.05.2026
Brian Blase: Subsidies cover 94 percent of median enrollee premium in U.S.
Brian Blase, industry influencer, highlights that subsidies for health insurance premiums in the U.S. are increasing automatically, with taxpayers absorbing almost the entire cost of rising ...
  • Ashutosh Sureka
  • 22.04.2026
Brian Blase: Hospital prices seen as top threat to American family budgets
Brian Blase argues that high and increasing hospital prices are the leading threat to American family budgets. He attributes much of this problem to government policies at both the federal and ...