Posted on 11/17/2014 9:35:50 AM PST by george76
A consultant considered an architect to the federal health care law who said a “lack of transparency” and “stupidity of the American voter” were critical to getting it passed reportedly received $481,050 from the state of Michigan, and a recently elected state representative said he wants an investigation.
Jonathan Gruber, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who created an econometric model intended to project health care spending and costs under different assumptions, along with his team, was granted a $481,050 contract by the state of Michigan, according to the Washington Post. He was paid that to help set up state health-insurance exchange under the federal Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The Washington Post reported that Gruber received similar payments from three other states, but Michigan paid the consultant $81,050 more than any other state.
Gruber was paid the $481,050 even though the Michigan Legislature did not authorize creating a state-level exchange. In 2012, the Senate approved legislation authorizing one but the House declined, with the result that Michigan currently has an exchange run by the federal government.
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The Cluster-Gruber continues.
I wonder how the election would have looked had this come out a few weeks ago.
Liberal Democrat cronyism pays VERY WELL if you are one of the connected.
Amazing profligacy.
Like I’ve said there before, check his rate and cost support numbers. He’s had multiple contracts at the same time it seems. I’ve opined that his rate structure, both with the government and state agencies has to be based on something. Labor hours, overhead, General and Accounting costs, etc. It wouldn’t take much investigation to see if he’s been charging different sponsors for the same time (labor).
Further, there are IP (intellectual property) and COI (conflict of interest) considerations with his employment with M.I.T. This stinks to high heaven, IMO.
Considering the fact that Gary Peters was Michigan’s biggest cheerleader for Obamacare and repeatedly told constituents that if you like your plan you can keep your plan etc etc etc.
Question for anyone:
Who hired Gruber for help on the Obamacare bill?
Was it the White House, some other executive branch government agency or Harry Reid or who?
“”Who hired Gruber for help on the Obamacare bill?””
The answer is: NO ONE hired him. NO ONE in DC has ever heard of him.
A good question is HOW did the various states get his name for help with their exchanges?
Many questions all with the same answer - NO ONE KNOWS!
Without any doubt there are a multitude of “dem-grubers” who have had their sticky paws in every government til they can find since 2008. That is the dem way. Some like soros and Buffett are on a grander scale.
A whole new rash of gubmit computers and emails crashing coming just in time for “plausible deniability”.
I bet no one in Michigan knows who he is either. Haaaaar!
500 grand?
Coulda paid for at least 1 medical doctor’s education...at least part of it.
Be a whole lot more useful.
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