Topic: Jonathan Gruber

The 2016 Obamacare open enrollment period is identified as a major campaign issue due to rising premiums and insurers exiting the marketplace. Architect Jonathan Gruber appears on CNN to suggest that the system requires a larger individual mandate penalty to punish "free-riders" and bring more people into the system. Gruber defends the law as a bipartisan solution based on Republican principles, while the hosts characterize the rising costs as a "disruptive innovation" scam.

The controversy surrounding MIT economist Jonathan Gruber's comments on the "stupidity of the American voter" regarding the Affordable Care Act is discussed. The segment links this lack of transparency to modern tech reporting, citing BuzzFeed's failure to disclose financial ties to Lyft while reporting on Uber.