Brian Blase

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Christian; President of Paragon Health Institute; Special Asst. to the President at WH National Economic Council '17-'19; Happily married with 5 great kids.

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Brian Blase @brian_blase Oct 22

Maybe we should enact something called the Affordable Care Act!

Reality: Major gov't actions over the past 16 years, from the ACA to the IRA to the No Surprises Act, have led to significantly higher health care costs.

Need to reverse a lot of the damage from those programs.

Larry Levitt @larry_levitt Oct 22

Worker premiums for family health insurance are up 9%. The total average premium is $28,303. The average deductible is $1,955. It's no wonder people are worried about health care costs.

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Brian Blase @brian_blase 2d

A truly amazing record of accomplishments in 8 years, @GovRonDeSantis.

Best state in the Union to move my family to in January 2021.

Bernice Wood @BerniceWoofwqe 3d

🚨 WOW! Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just dropped this truth nuke: "You take all the debt Florida's accumulated in its history, I've paid off 54% of it just in my tenure as governor!"

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Brian Blase @brian_blase 2d

These things generally make us healthier too.

Brad Wilcox Verified account @BradWilcoxIFS 3d

In Get Married, I argued that marriage is the single strongest predictor of happiness in America.

The latest GSS data agree.

Of @arthurbrooks's 4 pillars of a happy life, marriage tops the list: ahead of work, faith & friendship.

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Brian Blase @brian_blase 4d

Many wins for seniors and taxpayers in @CMSGov's final 2027 Medicare payment rules.

Reducing payment distortions through expanded site-neutral payments and lower 340B drug reimbursements. Strengthening program integrity with targeted prior authorization for Botox injections.

Paragon Health Institute Verified account @Paragon_Inst 4d

CMS finalized its 2027 outpatient payment rule, moving Medicare closer to paying the same amount for the same service.

The rule reforms 340B drug payments, expands site-neutral payment, and broadens access to ambulatory surgery.

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Brian Blase @brian_blase 5d

Health insurer and hospital stocks going way up the day after the election a signal that the market expects more corporate welfare from Washington.

John Cochrane Verified account @JohnHCochrane 6d

A sad note on how much business depends on favors from Washington these days.
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