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STAT+: Why an influential GOP health policy expert still backs the Medicaid cuts — and which policy target is next

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STAT+: Why an influential GOP health policy expert still backs the Medicaid cuts — and which policy target is next
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WASHINGTON — Brian Blase, president of Paragon Health Institute, has become a trusted adviser to Republicans in Congress, who passed sweeping changes to federal funding for health care last year.



The Medicaid program is expected to pay out some $1 trillion less than projected over the coming decade, thanks to policies Blase supported. The changes are causing health providers to scramble and rethink how they offer care. 





The cuts to the Medicaid program through the One Big Bea

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