48 min
Romneycare, Obamacare, and How Polarization Drives Smart People Out of Government | Jonathan Gruber You Don't Have to Yell
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Jonathan Gruber played a critical role in the passage of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama's respective healthcare reform bills by helping include the individual mandate for insurance coverage in both. In this episode, Gruber discusses the process of working with both administrations, the backlash he faced as the debate over the ACA became more contentious, and whether our political environment discourages smart people from entering public service.
Jonathan Gruber played a critical role in the passage of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama's respective healthcare reform bills by helping include the individual mandate for insurance coverage in both. In this episode, Gruber discusses the process of working with both administrations, the backlash he faced as the debate over the ACA became more contentious, and whether our political environment discourages smart people from entering public service.
48 min