The Truth with Lisa Boothe: How Obamacare’s Subsidy Surge Is Reshaping America’s Healthcare Crisis

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🗓️ 6 December 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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In this episode, Lisa welcomes Brian Blase, President of Paragon Health Institute, to break down the evolving state of Obamacare and what enhanced subsidies mean for the future of healthcare in the United States. The conversation explores the growing irony of the Affordable Care Act, the difficulty of reforming an increasingly complex system, and the rising concerns around fraud, abuse, and government-driven cost inflation.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.5	Welcome to The Truth with Lisa Booth, where we get to the heart of the issues that matter to you.
0:09.2	Today, we're diving into the real cost of Obamacare with one of its sharpest critics.
0:14.7	Brian Blaze, he's a former Trump White House health policy advisor and president of Paragon Health Institute.
0:20.5	We're talking skyrocketing
0:22.3	premiums, billions in fraud, phantom enrollees, and massive insurer windfalls. Also, a brand new
0:29.4	GAO bombshell showing fake applications were approved at a 96% rate. Brian just testified before Congress.
0:38.1	We're going to get him on those enhanced Obamacare premiums.
0:41.6	Why are costs going up?
0:44.0	And also, what reforms could actually fix this mess that President Trump could do and the Trump administration can do?
0:51.0	Brian Blaze coming up next.
0:52.4	Stay with us.
0:58.7	Thank you. can do. Brian Blaze coming up next. Stay with us. Well, Brian, it's great to have you on the show. I've been wanting to have you on since
1:02.5	Senator Johnson name dropped you with the beefed-up Obamacare premium fight. So I've been wanting
1:09.0	to have you on and talk about this issue. So appreciate you making time.
1:12.5	I'm happy to be on.
1:13.5	Thanks so much for having me.
1:15.0	You'll appreciate years ago.
1:16.9	I actually debated Jonathan Gruber on Fox News about Obamacare.
1:22.4	So that was interesting.
1:25.0	But my objective was I just made him really angry at first., like, lost his mind and looked like a crazy person.
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