Stories by Jacob S. Hacker
Jacob S. Hacker is a Yale University political science professor and a fellow at the New America Foundation. He is the author of The Great Risk Shift: The Assault on American Jobs, Families, Health Care, and Retirement -- And How You Can Fight Back, as well as of the "Health Care for America" proposal recently released as part of the Economic Policy Institute's Agenda for Shared Prosperity.
Clinton and Obama should stop fixating on the individual mandate and focus on what really matters: affordable and accessible health insurance.
Posted on Mar 7, 2008
Obama's proposed health plan is a bold break with our current system, but the details have left some people flummoxed about what he is up to. Here is a breakdown of his plan.
Posted on Jun 5, 2007
Leading Democratic presidential candidates made clear on Saturday that "stay the course" is no longer a viable strategy on the health policy battlefield.
Posted on Mar 28, 2007