Proponent of Medicaid cuts set to brief House Republicans as they plot another megabill

An influential group of House Republicans has invited a chief architect of the hard-right push for deep Medicaid spending cuts to brief congressional aides Thursday as GOP leaders quietly map out a possible second party-line reconciliation package.

Brian Blase, president of the Paragon Health Institute, will address a staff briefing on health care reform hosted by the Republican Study Committee, according to an invitation obtained by POLITICO.

The RSC, composed of 189 House conservatives, has been a key force pushing for a follow-on to President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” that was signed into law...