Research Papers by Dr. Blase

OVERVIEW Given freedom to purchase health coverage, some people will choose plans that contain fewer benefits or that charge lower…

Overview For nearly two decades, health savings accounts (HSAs) and the associated tax advantages have helped people save money on…

By Brian Blase, PhD Full research paper Productivity growth in health care significantly lags that throughout the rest of the…

12 reasons NOT to expand Medicaid 1. Medicaid expansion harms the truly needy 2. State spending will explode, crowding out…

By Brian Blase and Doug Badger Although a Trump administration rule expanding Americans’ ability to benefit from short-term limited-duration insurance…

By Brian Blase Abstract The Affordable Care Act (ACA) radically changed insuranceregulation in the individual and small-group health insurancemarkets, leading…

By Brian Blase, Casey Mulligan and Doug Badger Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has caused enormous hardship to households andbusinesses. Congress…

By Brian Blase The country’s leaders are understandably focused on policies to help American businesses and workers deal with the…

By Brian Blase Introduction Governments, at the federal, state, and local levels, as well as the private sector have responded…