Employer-Sponsored Insurance and Health Care Reform - Brian Blase - The Brownstone Show, Episode 18
Why does American health care feel so broken? Jeffrey Tucker sits down with Brian Blase, President of Paragon Health Institute and former Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, to expose how the U.S. health insurance system became distorted — and what real reform could look like.
From the wartime wage controls that birthed employer-sponsored insurance, to the tax code bias, Obamacare’s mandates, community rating, and skyrocketing costs, this conversation cuts through the complexity.
Topics include:
Why we don’t have a true free market in health care
The problems with defined-benefit insurance packages
The case for short-term limited duration plans and catastrophic coverage
Expanding Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and patient control over dollars
Moving toward defined-contribution models and greater choice
How to reward healthy behavior through better pricing
Brian Blase brings rare clarity and insider expertise to one of the most important — and expensive — issues facing American families and businesses today.
Guest: Brian Blase, Ph.D.
President, Paragon Health Institute
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https://paragoninstitute.org
Host: Jeffrey Tucker
Brownstone Institute
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https://brownstone.org
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