Influential Conservative Think Tank's President Touts Legislation Targeting ACA, Medicaid Enrollment and Spending at House Hearing, Says Expansion Match Rate is Still a Problem

Influential Conservative Think Tank’s President Touts Legislation Targeting ACA, Medicaid Enrollment and Spending at House Hearing, Says Expansion Match Rate is Still a Problem

Published on Jun 25, 2025

Brian Blase, the president of a conservative health policy group with links to the Trump administration, called on Congress at a June 25 House Budget Committee hearing to crack down on enrollments in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace, de-incentivize states from expanding their Medicaid populations, and curtail a common funding mechanism for Medicaid payments […]

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