Economic Policy Innovation Center was started in 2023 by former Trump officials. They have been under investigation ever since opening because of what appeared to be money laundering by Trump donors.
CEO Paul Winfree, a member of Project 2025, was also the Deputy Assistant to the Presidents Domestic Policy in Trumps first term. Prior he worked for.... the Heritage Foundation. He has a PHD in Economics from Belfast. At one time he worked for the Senate and was part of a group working on financing for the Affordable Care Act, in fact for years he as a highly critical member of the GOP calling out all the ways they were violating Senate and House funding rules. But then like so many others he took the money and joined the darkside.
Several of his papers were included in Project 2025
Much of the funding for EPIC comes from Conservative Groups like the Searle Trust, who donated to Trump.
EPIC put out a "study" claiming Medicaid is a ponzi scheme and California is abusing it, some morons actually believe it and post it on the board as proof it's ok to cut Medicaid, even though they simultaneously deny Medicaid is being cut.