Unlike a comic book, the issue of health care is not black and white. Jonathan grubers health care reform marginal revolution. Nathan schreibers comics have appeared in luomo vogue, overflow, and smith. When you think about what makes for good material for comic books and graphic novels, the muchdebated and heavilycontested federal health reform law is not necessarily the subject matter you. Inside the comic book jonathan gruber wrote to sell. Deception and the bullshit brigade, instead, gruber went with the more subtle health care reform. Roger waters, formerly of pink floydone of a number of bands that i have missed completely over the yearsis doing some kind of show in paris, which rafaeli attended. All of them, though, are dealing with the costs of a heart attack. The health reform law, in one cartoon washington post. Dont miss gruber explaining his health care reform comic book. By explaining the challenges in our health care system as well as the benefits of the reform with imagination and verve, he accomplishes what many have tried and failed to dohe makes the case for health reform as an important achievement for the american people. The graphic nature of health care reform health affairs. Jonathan gruber advised both the governor and the president on health care, and even though romney now derides obamas law as disastrous, gruber.
In one of lifes bitter ironies, i recently found a book by jonathan gruber in the bin of a bookstores goingoutofbusiness sale. Mit health care economist jon gruber has a cartoon to explain health reform. Gruber, an economist at the massachusetts institute of technology, consulted with the obama administration and congress as the legislation was drafted, and he was one of the architects of the plan on which it is based, the massachusetts health care law that mitt romney pushed through. The title of this comic book shockingly isnt the adventures of dr.
Jonathan gruber, a health economist who devised obamacares economic structure, says his children inspired him to use the comic format to. The graphic novel wont be out till early next year. Jonathan holmes gruber born september 30, 1965 is an american professor of economics at the massachusetts institute of technology, where he has taught since 1992. The only thin health care reform is basically an overview of the affordable care act aca written by jonathan gruber. The fact that the book was set up in a comic book format just made it that much easier to understand the point gruber is trying to get across. Now, he has a health care comic book called health care reform. And what this speechbubble resume doesnt mention is gruber s extensive health reform work. Gruber makes no bones about his enthusiasm for the laws, he also lays out evenhandedly what the biggest problems are with the way we finance health care. But from the moment president obama signed the bill into law in 2010. A longtime health economist, gruber has worked with both political parties on health care reform. Jonathan gruber, the obamacare architect made notorious in newly surfaced videos, credits the stupidity of the american voter with helping pass the affordable care act. Graphic storytelling makes health care reform a bestseller.
While the mit professor may not look like your average comic book superhero in his suit and spectacles, in his graphic novel, health care reform. What it is, why its necessary, how it works, written by mit economics professor jonathan gruber. He is also the director of the health care program at the national bureau of economic research, where he is a research associate. Health correspondent betty ann bowser talks with jonathan gruber, the author of health care reform, the comic book. The title of his talk was the same as his comic book that explains in 140 delightful pages the 1,000page legal document. In fact, gruber s critics say he is a little too complimentary of the law in this book. Gruber s research focuses on the areas of public finance and health economics. Thats a page from gruber s forthcoming comic book, health care reform.
Senator john kerry if you want to learn about health care reform, you can do no better than to learn from the master. Health care reform by jonathan gruber the boston globe. Health care reform the comic book is not that great as art or as a graphic. Jonathan gruber, one of the countrys smartest health care minds, has brought. A comic book explains the federal law overhauling health care. A comic book sparks kids toward environmental justice. To help americans understand the law, it turns out, gruber wrote and starred in a 150page comic book titled health care reform. To help americans understand the law, it turns out, gruber wrote and starred in a 150page comic book.
In an age when information is power, gruber s book is fun and informative, and it boils down the facts of health care reform for all americans. Stimulus package for healthcare system wont be enough. We will start to bring the costs of health care under control. He had written a graphic novelstyle book about health care reform to present the basic facts to the average citizen and persuade them of the need for reform. And what this speechbubble resume doesnt mention is gruber s. Its no surprise that gruber supports the health reform law and. Gruber crafts his argument like a salesman, not an economic educator. In health care reform, gruber focuses mainly on two topics. That same year, mit professor jonathan gruber published a political primer in comic book form entitled health care reform. Yet thats exactly what jonathan gruber accomplishes with his comic book take on the epic law enacted in march 2010. From how to tame the twin threats of rising costs and the increasing number of uninsured to why an insurance mandate is good for your health, health care reform dispels false fears by arming you with facts. If you dont understand the healthcare act president obama signed into law last year, maybe a comic strip or two can help.
The mit economist was a key player on both the massachusetts and national health overhauls. Jonathan gruber, a nationally recognized health economist. Jonathan gruber assembly series washington university. Thats a page from grubers forthcoming comic book, health care reform. The case for the health care law is just as annoying in cartoon form. The book aims to answer billspecific issues such as why healthcare reform is important, what the individual insurance mandate is, and whether or not people will be required to buy health insurance that they cannot afford. Health care reform is an attempt to distill the patient protection and affordable care act signed into law by president obama in 2010 into an easy to understand book. In a comic book, health care reform explained alum. Gruber was one of the architects of the massachusetts health care overhaul, which included many features that appear in the federal law, and he advised the obama administration and congress on. What it is, why its necessary, how it works, gruber.
In the 152page book, an illustrated version of gruber attempts to clarify information and combat misconceptions about the new federal health reform law. Health care law to be turned into a comic book politico. Everything you wanted to know about health reform, in one. Using a comic book format, gruber s graphic novel, health care reform. Gruber was one of the architects of massachusettss groundbreaking health care reform law. How it works, that explains the ins and outs of the law in an innovative way. The book is a basic explanation of the affordable care act as well as an argument for the need of reform in american health care. You might go with carbon pollution, which is exceedingly stupid as most everyone with a high school education. Given my interest in health economics and graphic novels, i was initially hopeful about jonathan gruber s graphic novel, entitled health care reform.
Riding the toronto subways in the early 80s, nothing pleased me more than finding religious pamphlets comic books, really on the trains. The affordable care act may seem like an unlikely topic for a comic book, but health care reform. New comic book by mit economist explains health reform law. Mit economist and presidential advisor jonathan gruber is helping. Gruber also does a good job of explaining what that aca does and how it is. Health care reform is no laughing matter, but mit economist jonathan gruber s new comic book on the subject aims to communicate some pretty complicated policy details in a. The mit economist credited with crafting president barack obamas national health care overhaul law has reportedly started work on his latest venture. Gruber has spent decades modeling the intricacies of the health care ecosystem, which involves making predictions about how new laws will play out based on past experience and economic theory. Throughout 12 chapters with titles such as through the past, darkly, selling fear. In a new approach for the masses, jonathan gruber, an mit. What it is, why its necessary, how it works, explains and combats some common misconceptions about the new federal health reform law.
Rather than the dry, direct adaptation taken with graphic novels like the 911 commission report, gruber s health care reform is an anecdotebased explanation of the bills benefits, following. It was published by hill and wang and has a total of 160 pages in the book. Now i know that that title sounds boring, but when you get into the pile of lies inside, it gets extremely exciting. Mit professors comic book helps explain national health. Obamacare architect jonathan gruber hails american stupidity. From 200306, he was a key architect of massachusetts health reform effort, and after it was enacted, he joined its main implementing body. Grubers resume offers reason enough to consign the book to the. To understand health overhaul, try a comic book npr. Everything you wanted to know about health reform, in one comic book. Mit economist jonathan gruber is writing a comic book about health reform.
Health care reform, by the economist jonathan gruber, offers an. If you cant figure out what the health care overhaul is all about, theres a comic book er, graphic novelto make it all clear. As a companion to their recently released comic book, m. It is hard to judge just which is the greatest blunderoffense of the climatistas. An associate editor of both the journal of public economics and the journal of health economics.
Inspired by his three children, gruber has distilled all that experience into a 152page comic book. Mit health economist jonathan grubers latest book, about the affordable care act, is a comic book in which a cartoon gruber walks readers through the history of. Educators are increasingly realizing that comic books have an untapped potential. Some of them have health insurance and some do not. Im not saying that gruber is about to engage in a back and forth debate. Jonathan gruber, the mit economist and obama health reform adviser, has been featured on these pages for, among other things, boldly predicting in 2009 that obamacare would for sure reduce. Interestingly, the book is a comic, which made it a quick read. Obamacare architect jonathan gruber recently said that obamacare only passed due to the stupidity of the american voter and a lack of transparency, and video footage of his remarks was deleted f. Jonathan gruber, one of the countrys smartest health care minds, has brought the epic struggle of health reform to life. This vote guaranteed health care reform would become law.
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