Research Papers by Dr. Blase

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

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…

By Brian Blase To help the country deal with the coronavirus epidemic and the negative ramifications from businesses closing and…

A Review of the Evidence Suggests Targeted Programs Represent Better Policy by Brian Blase, Ph.D., and David Balat Key Points•…

By Brian Blase, Doug Badger, and Grace-Marie Turner OverviewThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law in 2010,…

By Doug Badger and Brian Blase Executive SummarySurprise medical bills are a source of frustration for many Americans. There are…