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| From 1997 to 1998, Gruber served as Assistant Deputy Secretary for Economic Policy in the ]. | From 1997 to 1998, Gruber served as Assistant Deputy Secretary for Economic Policy in the ]. | ||
| More recently, Gruber has served as an advisor on health care reform to political candidates and elected officials. He is frequently called upon to provide estimates of how various policy options might affect health insurance coverage. He bases those estimates on a model he developed. Gruber has generally worked with Democrats, including all three of the leading presidential candidates in 2008, although he has advised some Republicans, as well. He was a key architect of the sweeping health insurance reforms that Massachusetts enacted in 2006, while |
More recently, Gruber has served as an advisor on health care reform to political candidates and elected officials. He is frequently called upon to provide estimates of how various policy options might affect health insurance coverage. He bases those estimates on a model he developed. Gruber has generally worked with Democrats, including all three of the leading presidential candidates in 2008, although he has advised some Republicans, as well. He was a key architect of the sweeping health insurance reforms that Massachusetts enacted in 2006, while Mitt Romney was governor. Gruber currently sits on the board of the state's "Connector," which helps oversee the implementation of those reforms. | ||
| ==HHS Controversy== | |||
| In January 2010, after news emerged that Gruber was under a $297,000 contract with the ], while at the same time promoting the ]'s ] policies, many suggested a ]. While he did disclose his HHS connections in an article for the '']'', he did not do so in earlier articles in major publications, which he either authored, or in which he was prominently cited. The '']'' editors published a clarification, noting that Gruber failed to disclose his government ties, as their paper requires, before publishing OP-EDs.<ref>. ''New York Times''. January 9, 2010. Accessed January 13, 2010.</ref> The ''Washington Post'''s ] and '']'s'' ] also issued statements to this effect, but nonetheless vouched for the credibility and reliability of Gruber's work and expertise on the pertinent topics.<ref>Klein, Ezra. "." ''WashingtonPost.com''. January 8, 2010. Accessed January 13, 2010.</ref><ref>Brownstein, Ronald. "." The Atlantic Politics Channel. January 8, 2010. Accessed January 13, 2010.</ref> | |||
| The conservative ] organization has called for Professor Gruber to return the HHS money from his contract, due to his lack of disclosure.<ref>Fabry, Sandra. "." Americans for Tax Reform. January 12, 2010.</ref> Liberal commentator ] of '']'' was also highly critical of Gruber, and the Obama administration, for this lack of transparency, in connection with the pending health care reform proposals.<ref>Hamsher, Jane. "." FireDogLake Action. January 13, 2010.</ref> | |||
| Lately he has come under fire from for his seeming conflict of interest with the congressional health-care reform.<ref>{{Citation |last=Berger |first=Judson |date=January 8, 2010 |title=Economist Was Under Contract With HHS While Touting Health Reform Bill |newspaper=Fox News |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/08/economist-contract-health-department-touting-reform/ }}</ref> | Lately he has come under fire from for his seeming conflict of interest with the congressional health-care reform.<ref>{{Citation |last=Berger |first=Judson |date=January 8, 2010 |title=Economist Was Under Contract With HHS While Touting Health Reform Bill |newspaper=Fox News |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/08/economist-contract-health-department-touting-reform/ }}</ref> | ||
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For other people of the same name, see Jonathan Gruber.| Jonathan Gruber | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United States |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Health economics |
| Institution | MIT |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (Ph.D., 1992) MIT (B.Sc., 1987) |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Jonathan Holmes "Jon" Gruber (born September 30, 1965) is an American economist and a professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was called the Democratic Party's "most influential health-care expert" by the Washington Post.
Biography
Gruber was born on September 30, 1965. He completed his B.S. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1992.
Gruber started his career as an assistant professor of economics at MIT. Currently, he is a professor of economics at MIT. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Research
Gruber is known for his research on the areas of public finance and health economics. He is a co-editor of the Journal of Public Economics, an Associate Editor of the Journal of Health Economics, and the author of the widely used textbook, Public Finance and Public Policy. In 2006, he received the American Society of Health Economists Inaugural Medal for the best health economist in the nation aged 40 and under. He was elected a member of the Institute of Medicine in 2005.
Public service
From 1997 to 1998, Gruber served as Assistant Deputy Secretary for Economic Policy in the U. S. Treasury Department.
More recently, Gruber has served as an advisor on health care reform to political candidates and elected officials. He is frequently called upon to provide estimates of how various policy options might affect health insurance coverage. He bases those estimates on a model he developed. Gruber has generally worked with Democrats, including all three of the leading presidential candidates in 2008, although he has advised some Republicans, as well. He was a key architect of the sweeping health insurance reforms that Massachusetts enacted in 2006, while Mitt Romney was governor. Gruber currently sits on the board of the state's "Connector," which helps oversee the implementation of those reforms.
Lately he has come under fire from for his seeming conflict of interest with the congressional health-care reform.
Notes
- Bacon, Perry, Jr. (July 10, 2007), "For Democrats, Pragmatism On Universal Health Care", Washington Post
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - MIT Department of Economics : Jonathan Gruber : Short Biography
- Honors & awards - Fall 2006 Soundings
- Berger, Judson (January 8, 2010), "Economist Was Under Contract With HHS While Touting Health Reform Bill", Fox News
Published works
- On February 15, 2006, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities published an article by Dr. Gruber entitled "The Cost and Coverage Impact of the President's Heath Insurance Budget Proposals"
- In his op-ed of December 4, 2008 in the New York Times titled "Medicine for the Job Market", Gruber argued that expanding health insurance, even in this grim financial times, would further stimulate the economy.
He has published over 100 research articles.
Personal Life
- Jonathan Gruber lives in Massachusetts with his wife Andrea Gruber, his sons Samuel and Jack Gruber, and his daughter Ava Gruber.
References
- NY Times, Editor, (January 9, 2010), "Editor's Note", New York Times
{{citation}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - The Cost and Coverage Impact of The President’s Health Insurance Budget Proposals, 2/15/06
- Gruber, Jonathan (December 4, 2008), "Medicine for the Job Market", New York Times
- NBER Working Papers by Jonathan Gruber