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Jacob Hacker
Professor of Political Science, Yale University
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The Urban Institute
Getting to a Public Option that Contains Costs
"A more favorable view of "triggering" the public plan than I express in my commentary is contained in this thoughtful brief by the health policy wonks at the Urban Institute. Note that they want a hard trigger for a strong public plan. Unfortunately, what's being discussed in the Senate right now is a soft trigger for a weak public plan."
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How You Can Help Cure Healthcare
Many of us feel like frustrated bystanders in the healthcare debate. Jacob Hacker recommends concrete steps average citizens can take to improve their own lot. … Watch
December 4, 2009 | In Health & Medicine, Politics & Policy
Jacob Hacker Defends the Public Option
The architect of the public option defends his healthcare solution against criticisms and counterproposals, including the co-op model. … Watch
December 4, 2009 | In Health & Medicine, Politics & Policy
Amidst a recession, two wars, and a climate crisis, healthcare reform has now passed its key test in the Senate. The architect of the public option explains why this is the moment for a bill to pass. … Watch
December 4, 2009 | In Health & Medicine, Politics & Policy
Has Obama Delivered on Healthcare?
Jacob Hacker assesses whether the President’s healthcare policy has been what the doctor ordered—and what his campaign promised. … Watch
December 4, 2009 | In Health & Medicine, Politics & Policy
Yale political science professor Jacob Hacker grades the 2009 House healthcare bill and predicts its fate in the Senate. … Watch
December 4, 2009 | In Health & Medicine, Politics & Policy
Jacob S. Hacker, Ph.D., is the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Political Science at Yale University and a Resident Fellow at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies. He is also a Fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C., and a former Junior Fellow of the Harvard Society of Fellows. His 2007 proposal for universal health insurance, "Healthcare for America," was instrumental in bringing the "public option" to the forefront of the national healthcare debate. He has testified before Congress and written articles for a variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, and American Prospect. His most recent book, "The Great Risk Shift: The New Economic Insecurity and the Decline of the American Dream," was published by Oxford University Press in 2006 (paperback, 2008).
