Everything You Wanted to Know About Health Reform, in One Comic Book (Washington Post)

MIT Economist Jonathan Gruber will share his unique take on the world of health care in his forthcoming comic book, Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It’s Necessary, How It Works. The book, set to publish in December, takes a lighthearted, visual approach to a very complex topic.

As one would expect of the genre, the tone is playfully charming. A two-headed alligator represents the twin health menaces of “rising costs” and “the number of uninsured.” Health reform’s high-risk pools become swimming pools. And yet, at 152 pages, it’s not simply a light read. As with anything related to health care reform, readers must be prepared to digest a good deal of information about one of our country’s most controversial — and critical — issues.