Brian Blase
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Former Senior Research Fellow
Brian Blase was a Senior Research Fellow focusing on health care policy with the Spending and Budget Initiative at the Mercatus Center. Previously, Brian was with the Senate Republican Policy Committee where he served as a health care policy analyst, and before that worked as senior professional staffer for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Brian received his Ph.D. from GMU in 2013 in economics, with his dissertation on Medicaid.
Blase left the Mercatus Center in January of 2017 to serve as a Special Assistant to the President at the National Economic Council. He is president of Blase Policy Strategies.
Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
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New York City is a hot spot for illegal Medicaid enrollment
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Research Papers Research Papers
The ACA's Medicaid Expansion
A Review of Ineligible Enrollees and Improper Payments
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why Obama Stopped Auditing Medicaid
The share of recipients who aren’t eligible has grown sharply since the expansion began in 2014.
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Replacing the Affordable Care Act the Right Way
A Mercatus Policy Primer
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New Gruber Study Raises Major Questions About ACA's Medicaid Expansion
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Taxpayer Bailout of ACA Insurers Just Got a Lot More Expensive
- | Healthcare Research Toolkit Healthcare Research Toolkit
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Getting Better Health Care For Much Less Money
- | Healthcare Research Toolkit Healthcare Research Toolkit
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How to Repeal the Affordable Care Act: A Roadmap
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
ACA Plan Premiums in 2017 Higher than Expected and for Worse Coverage
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Another ACA Problem: Mass Insurer Exit Diminishes Consumer Choice
Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New York City is a hot spot for illegal Medicaid enrollment
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Research Papers Research Papers
The ACA's Medicaid Expansion
A Review of Ineligible Enrollees and Improper Payments
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why Obama Stopped Auditing Medicaid
The share of recipients who aren’t eligible has grown sharply since the expansion began in 2014.
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Replacing the Affordable Care Act the Right Way
A Mercatus Policy Primer
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New Gruber Study Raises Major Questions About ACA's Medicaid Expansion
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Taxpayer Bailout of ACA Insurers Just Got a Lot More Expensive
- | Healthcare Research Toolkit Healthcare Research Toolkit
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Getting Better Health Care For Much Less Money
- | Healthcare Research Toolkit Healthcare Research Toolkit
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How to Repeal the Affordable Care Act: A Roadmap
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
ACA Plan Premiums in 2017 Higher than Expected and for Worse Coverage
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Another ACA Problem: Mass Insurer Exit Diminishes Consumer Choice
Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Research Papers Research Papers
The ACA's Medicaid Expansion
A Review of Ineligible Enrollees and Improper Payments
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Replacing the Affordable Care Act the Right Way
A Mercatus Policy Primer
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
ACA Health Plan Performance Analysis
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
The Broken Promises of the Affordable Care Act
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Evidence Is Mounting: The Affordable Care Act Has Worsened Medicaid’s Structural Problems
- | ACA Health Plan Performance Analysis ACA Health Plan Performance Analysis
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Affordable Care Act Turmoil: Large Losses in the Individual Market Portend an Uncertain Future
- | ACA Health Plan Performance Analysis ACA Health Plan Performance Analysis
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
The Affordable Care Act in 2014: Significant Insurer Losses despite Substantial Subsidies
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Medicaid Provider Taxes: The Gimmick That Exposes Flaws with Medicaid’s Financing
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Downgrading the Affordable Care Act: Unattractive Health Insurance and Lower Enrollment
Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New York City is a hot spot for illegal Medicaid enrollment
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why Obama Stopped Auditing Medicaid
The share of recipients who aren’t eligible has grown sharply since the expansion began in 2014.
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New Gruber Study Raises Major Questions About ACA's Medicaid Expansion
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Taxpayer Bailout of ACA Insurers Just Got a Lot More Expensive
- | Healthcare Research Toolkit Healthcare Research Toolkit
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Getting Better Health Care For Much Less Money
- | Healthcare Research Toolkit Healthcare Research Toolkit
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How to Repeal the Affordable Care Act: A Roadmap
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
ACA Plan Premiums in 2017 Higher than Expected and for Worse Coverage
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Another ACA Problem: Mass Insurer Exit Diminishes Consumer Choice
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Medicaid Expansion Causes Surge in ER Visits
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary