Apparently, the Obama folks are following the Bush precedent, paying
Johathan Gruber, a health care economist, under the table -- at least he
seems to have done nothing to let it be known -- to influence the health
care debate
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2010/01/08/gruber-did-not-disclose-conflict-to-the-wapo/
I posted two brief mentions about Jonathan Gruber and health care,
without realizing that he had a $392,600 contract with Health and Human
Services that had not yet been made public.
First, last November, I posted the following comment in response to a
New York Times article about Health Care, alluding to single payer being
"off the table.":
Jonathan Gruber is a health economist from MIT -- an expert, no doubt.
David Leonhardt quotes his favorable comment on the Senate health care
bill: “I can’t think of a thing to try that they didn’t try.”
Leonhardt, apparently, never bothered to ask him about single payer,
which was off the table.
more at:
http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/off-the-table-or-under-the-table-economics-vs-health-care/
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA
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http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com
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