Jonathan Gruber

More than 20 million Americans have gained coverage since the Affordable Care Act was signed. Now, Republicans are on track to repeal President Obama's landmark healthcare law.

Jonathan Gruber, professor of economics at MIT and director of the health care reform program at the National Bureau of Economic Research, talks about his new book, Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works, illustrated by Nathan Schreiber, explaining health care reform. 

There is increased talk in Washington that paying for healthcare reform would involve taxing some health benefits that employees receive at work -- particularly, the so-called "Cadillac" benefits that are valued at $20,000 or more. MIT economist Jonathan Gruber explains how such a tax would work and what impact it ...