Health Care Reform

What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works

Jonathan Gruber with HP Newquist; Illustrated by Nathan Schreiber

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You won’t have to worry about going broke if you get sick.
 
We will start to bring the costs of health care under control.
 
And we will do all this while reducing the federal deficit.
 
That is the promise of the Affordable Care Act. But from the moment President Obama signed the bill into law in 2010, a steady and mounting avalanche of misinformation about the ACA has left a growing majority of Americans confused about what it is, why it’s necessary, and how it works. If you’re one of them, buy this book. 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.

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“Jonathan Gruber, one of the country’s smartest health care minds, has brought the epic struggle of health reform to life. 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 do—he makes the case for health reform as an important achievement for the American people.” —Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress

“Having spent years working to make health care work for Americans, Jonathan Gruber has now provided another service: walking everyone through the benefits of the Affordable Care Act reforms so consumers are armed with accessible information. 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.” —Senator John Kerry
 
“If you want to learn about health care reform, you can do no better than to learn from the master. Jonathan Gruber shows how health care reform works in a way that everyone can understand. Read this book. You will not regret it.” —David Cutler, Professor, Department of Economics and Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
 
“Jonathan Gruber’s straightforward explanation of what the Affordable Care Act does and why will help people understand what’s true and what’s false about the health reform law. His message is clear and easy to get: when it comes to health care, we’re all in it together; and, together, we will benefit from making the Affordable Care Act a success.” —Judy Feder, Professor and former Dean, Georgetown Public Policy Institute

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HEALTH CARE REFORM by Jonathan Gruber, H. P. Newquist , Nathan Schreiber | Kirkus Book Reviews
Read the Kirkus Review of HEALTH CARE REFORM What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works. A cartoon-driven examination of what's wrong with the American way of health care--and why the legislative reform of 2010 was necessary.
- Kirkus Reviews

‘Health Care Reform’ - Book Review - A Cartoon to Cut Through Red Tape - NYTimes.com
“Health Care Reform,” by the economist Jonathan Gruber, offers an easy-to-understand walk through what has changed under the Affordable Care Act of 2010, and what it may mean in the future.
- The New York Times

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Jonathan Gruber with HP Newquist; Illustrated by Nathan Schreiber

Dr. Jonathan Gruber is a professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and director of the Health Care Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He was a key architect of Massachusetts’s ambitious health reform effort and consulted extensively with the Obama administration and Congress during the development of the Affordable Care Act. The Washington Post called him “possibly the [Democratic] party’s most influential health-care expert.” Nathan Schreiber’s comics have appeared in L’Uomo Vogue, Overflow, and Smith Magazine and on ACT-I-VATE.com. His comic Power Out won a Xeric award and has been nominated for an Eisner award and multiple Harvey awards.

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Health Care Reform
What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works
Jonathan Gruber with HP Newquist; Illustrated by Nathan Schreiber

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Hill and Wang
December 2011
Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780809053971
ISBN10: 0809053977
7 x 10 inches, 160 pages, Includes Black-and-White Illustrations Throughout, and Recommended Further Reading
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Hill and Wang
December 2011
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ISBN: 9780809094622
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7 x 10 inches, 160 pages, Black-and-White Illustrations Throughout, and Recommended Further Reading
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