New prognosis — Answering the Critics: We address the criticisms of our ACA fraudulent enrollment analysis from "The Great Obamacare Enrollment Fraud", which found at least 6.4M ineligible enrollees in the ACA exchanges in 2025. Read the full prognosis: t2m.io/aYGmVus

I got robbed in broad daylight three blocks from my apartment. I was 300 ft from a federal building. It was not even 6pm. Cops wouldn’t even come out to make a report. It was a juvenile. Moved to VA the soonest I could. I no longer fear for my life daily. It’s awesome.

State's "Medicaid money laundering" scheme addressed in One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). Graphic and story by Paragon Health Institute. paragoninstitute.org/issue-library/… Brian Blase

I'd like to publicly apologize to anyone who had to listen to my political opinions when I was in my libertarian phase. All I can do is ask for forgiveness.

Notice how every draconian assertion is so painfully predictable: paragoninstitute.org/medicaid/myth-…

👍 Biden’s COVID Credits are on their way out. Allowing these subsidies to end will save $448B over 10 years, reduce fraud, and stop taxpayer dollars from subsidizing abortion. Congress should let them expire as scheduled.

Critics of Medicaid reform constantly cite Arkansas as "evidence" of work requirements failing and instead damaging health. Unsurprisingly, when you look at the data: Work requirements do not harm population health. NEW from Paragon Health Institute⬇️ paragoninstitute.org/medicaid/arkan…

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One important thing I will say, "There are NO Medicaid cuts." The One Big Beautiful Bill was about reversing reckless Biden administration policies and reducing waste, fraud, abuse, and corporate welfare in Medicaid. paragoninstitute.org/medicaid/myth-…

🚨New Prognosis — The Rise of Phantom Obamacare Enrollees: ACA individual market enrollees with no medical claims jumped from 3.5M in 2021 to 11.7M in 2024 paragoninstitute.org/paragon-progno…

Poorly-designed payments have caused Medicare spending on skin substitutes to surge from $256m to $10bn from 2019 to 2024. CMS is proposing to reverse this, but budget-neutrality requirements mean this must be offset by spending increases elsewhere🤦‍♂️ federalregister.gov/d/2025-13360/p…

The rise of the phantom ACA enrollees!

👻Haunted health plans: In 2024, 40% of enrollees in 94% AV silver & bronze ACA plans never used their coverage. The only thing these plans treated? Insurer and enrollment chain vendor profit margins. t2m.io/y1TZt8V

Paragon’s analysis is spot on. Look at 94% AV enrollees — these plans have no deductibles & no basic copays. Yet those enrollees w/o claims increased almost sevenfold since 2019. Biden’s COVID credits created massive new fraud & phantom enrollment is just one more sign of it.

👻Phantom math: From 2021–2024, the ACA added 8.17M more zero-claim enrollees. 🔹44% from 94% AV silver plans 🔹33% from bronze plans Billions went to insurers & brokers for coverage never used. t2m.io/y1TZt8V

“Paragon urges policymakers to ensure that this [Rural Health Transformation] fund serves its intended purpose: strengthening care in rural America, not enriching urban systems through regulatory loopholes,” Elle Minarik told InsideHealthPolicy insidehealthpolicy.com/daily-news/rur…

🚨 New from Paragon — The Rise of Phantom Obamacare Enrollees Biden’s COVID credits (enhanced ACA subsidies) fueled a surge in ACA plan members with no medical claims—from 3.2M in 2019 to 11.7M in 2024. Full prognosis: t2m.io/dwaxjVm

🚨NEW Virtual Event: Aug 28 | 11AM ET 💻 Paragon dives into The Greater Obamacare Enrollment Fraud—how Biden’s COVID credits & weak oversight fueled 6.4M improper enrollees + billions in waste. Speakers: Brian Blase & Elle Minarik Register: t2m.io/AJ3gzPH

New DC EKG Podcast: Joe Grogan talks with Brian Blase about fixing Medicaid. From ending scams to taking on the hospital lobby, they break down how the one big beautiful bill delivers real reform. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-…

AHIP can’t wish away the facts: zero-claim Obamacare enrollees tripled from 3.5M in 2021 to nearly 12M in 2024. ~15% of privately insured adults have no claims—but 35% of EXCHANGE ENROLLEES did in 2024, padding insurers’ profits. Brian Blase explains: t2m.io/7Vvrrht