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. But the solution is not a new tax on health insurance that would hit. Grandfathered plans group health plan or health insurance coverage in which an individual was enrolled on march 23, 2010 certain health care reform provisions dont apply to grandfathered plans, even if coverage is later renewed a plan can lose grandfathered status by making too many changes to benefits or costs employers will. The new health law has disrupted coverage for millions, and driven up costs for millions more. As congress considers various legislative proposals that would provide federal regulation of managed health care, the issue is cited as the most important national. The massachusetts plan, gruber maintains, offers one cure, though the insurance industry has done all that it could to void the spirit if not the letter of the law. 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. What it is, why its necessary, and how it works, breaks down the significant but undoubtedly complex policy into fun, easily digestible comic strips through. Healthcare reform is a top issue going into the 2020 election. The law requires most people to maintain a minimum level of health insurance. Health care reform funny cartoons from cartoonstock directory the worlds largest online collection of cartoons and comics. President barack obama affirmed june 2 his continued support for a governmentsponsored health insurance plan even though, he acknowledges, it may cause stalwart republicans to put the brakes on his drive for health care reform legislation by october.
A comic book he wrote about the affordable care act. But its a serious comic book, about health care reform. Everything you wanted to know about health reform, in one. Health care reform the comic book is not that great as art or as a graphic novel, but it does go a long way toward explaining a topic that many. Health care reform the comic book is not that great as art or as a graphic novel. Latest news, headlines, analysis, photos and videos on health care reform. We will start to bring the costs of health care under control. Books by jonathan gruber author of health care reform. He has published more than 160 research articles, has edited six research volumes, and is the author of public finance and public policy, a leading undergraduate text. What it is, why its necessary, how it works gruber, jonathan.
Yet thats exactly what jonathan gruber accomplishes with his comic book take on the epic law enacted in march 2010. Next, the graphic novel will attempt to condense 2,400 pages of last years controversial health care reform legislation into illustrated, easily digestible panels. Grubers comic book explanation of obamacare elaborates. The graph below breaks down the sectors lobbying on health care reform in congress in 2009. Professor jonathan gruber 87 sought to interpret this information for the general public in a straightforward way. Nathan schreibers comics have appeared in luomo vogue, overflow, and. Jonathan gruber, who served as an adviser for both the massachusetts and national health care reform bills, talks about the history, current state, and future of health care in the u. First, my mother, who let me and my brothers buy comic books on a family. Obamas affordable care act, was no stranger to the. Everything you wanted to know about health reform, in one comic book. Voters care about health care costs, and the gop should have addressed it when it had the chance, between 2002 and 2006, he writes. Deception and the bullshit brigade, instead, gruber went with the more subtle health care reform.
Jonathan gruber speaks on health care reform posted on april 21, 2011 by kak11010 professor jonathan gruber from mit recently spoke to a standingroom only crowd in konover auditorium about health care reform in the u. Hes careful to avoid outright mistakes, and makes a couple of awkward disclosures. Gruber about the anniversary of romneycare, and mr. Obamas health care reform bill passed president obama finally achieved victory, in bringing an end to a year long struggle. Interestingly, the book is a comic, which made it a quick read. Nathan schreibers comics have appeared in luomo vogue, overflow, and smith. Grubers research focuses on the areas of public finance and health economics. Other spending by the federal government includes veterans and activeduty military health care as well as health insurance subsidies created by the aca crfb. Jonathan gruber speaks on health care reform department. Gruber also does a good job of explaining what that aca does and how it is.
Health care reform in obamas first 100 days leonard rodberg, phd urban studies dept. Hover your mouse over a bar for sector information. Mit health economist jonathan gruber s latest book, about the affordable care act, is a comic book in which a cartoon gruber walks readers through the history of health care in the united states. Affordable care act supporter ignites fury with a word. March 23, 2010 president obama signed the affordable care act. It delivers information, like scott mcclouds understanding comics, through an earnest but informal lecture by a cartoon version of an expertin this case gruber, an mit economics professor who helped craft massachusettss successful health care reform plan as well as the affordable care act, which. This highly readable book is a brilliant political analysis of health reform, beginning with a wellresearched, detailed history of the affordable care act and ending with a realistic assessment of the political forces amassed against it and a moderately optimistic view. Click and drag the slider in the bottom left corner. In his remarks he outlined the contours of the debate over health care reform, spoke about challenges to reform efforts, and examined the. And what this speechbubble resume doesnt mention is grubers. The graphic nature of health care reform health affairs.
Health care reform is no laughing matter, but mit economist jonathan grubers new comic book on the subject aims to communicate some. I highly recommend to you jon grubers new book health care reform. In an age when information is power, grubers book is fun and informative, and it boils down the facts of health care reform for all americans. 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. Using a comic book format, gruber s graphic novel, health care reform. Jonathan gruber, one of the countrys smartest health care minds, has brought the. Thats a page from grubers forthcoming comic book, health care reform.
Following the collapse of the clinton health care plan in 1994, health reform advocates began a long period of introspection and debate, trying to figure out how to. Health care reform powerpoint template, backgrounds. The 2010 patient protection and affordable care act aca. Jonathan gruber, the mit economist and obama healtorm adviser, has been featured on these pages for, among other things, boldly predicting in 2009 that obamacare would for sure reduce. Grubers thoughts about mitt romneys condemnation of the affordable care act. Health care reform by jonathan gruber the boston globe. That means such arrangements are subject to the group market reform provisions of the affordable care act, including the prohibition on annual limits under public health service act phs act section 2711 and the requirement to provide certain preventive services without cost sharing under phs act section 27. It is written as a comic book to be highly accessible and concise, yet very well thought out. What it is, why its necessary, how it works, explains and combats some common misconceptions about the new federal health reform law. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. A central goal of the aca is to significantly reduce the number of uninsured by providing affordable coverage options through medicaid and new health insurance marketplaces. Gruber, a health care expert who helped develop mitt romneys health care plan in massachusetts and later was a consultant for mr. Overview and implications for risk adjustment randall p ellis, ph. In a comic book, health care reform explained alum.
After decades of obstacles, the prospect of meaningful health care reform has never been more promising. The title of this comic book shockingly isnt the adventures of dr. I am not an expert on politics and my tone implied that i. Health care reform, by the economist jonathan gruber, offers an easyto understand walk through what has changed under the affordable. Gruber crafts his argument like a salesman, not an economic educator.
In one of lifes bitter ironies, i recently found a book by jonathan gruber in the bin of a bookstores goingoutofbusiness sale. This obamacare architects propaganda piece is a comic of errors. Now i know that that title sounds boring, but when you get into the pile of lies inside, it gets extremely exciting. Senate republican health care working group releases. Illustrating the success of health care reform center. Riding the toronto subways in the early 80s, nothing pleased me more than finding religious pamphlets comic books, really on the trains. A recent kaiser family foundation poll found seniors are more likely to see medicare as worse off. Health care reform cartoons and comics funny pictures. As its subtitle indicates, this book is about more than entertainment.
Gruber and motter present a deeply informed, opinionated, and immediately accessible explanation of why health care reform is essential, why the legislation congress passed is our best bet for solving the problem, and why it would be disastrous if we revoked it. Health care reform, by the economist jonathan gruber, offers an easytounderstand walk through what has changed under the affordable. Jonathan gruber has 16 books on goodreads with 1950 ratings. The best and worst health care reform ideas cato institute. Jonathan gruber on mitt romney and health care reform c. Obamacares threelegged stool of deception regarding. Given my interest in health economics and graphic novels, i was initially hopeful about jonathan grubers graphic novel, entitled health care reform. Austin forum on the economics of public policy on healthcare reform in the u. What it is, why its necessary, how it works which was just published dec. Health care reform is a general rubric used for discussing major health policy creation or changesfor the most part, governmental policy that affects health care delivery in a given place. And we will do all this while reducing the federal deficit. The omnibus healthcare reform act that narrowly squeaked through congress is a necessary start, but with more to do. Nice powerpoint template will be great choice for presentations on health care system in the united states, healthcare reform, medical reform, health insurance coverage, patient protection and affordable care act by president barack obama, health care and education reconciliation act of 2010, etc. What it is, why its necessary, how it works, gruber steps into the pages of a comic book to guide readers through many of the major elements of the law, including the.
The bcra draft largely mirrors the framework of the legislation passed by the house in may, reworking the acas incomebased premium subsidies. Im beginning to think that comics can deal with the deepest subjects, from the foundations of mathematics logicomics to the holocaust maus. Grubers book is fun and informative, and it boils down the facts of health care reform for all americans. In some cases i made uninformed and glib comments about the political process behind health care reform.
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