Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/conversation-power-politics-universal-health-care Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Very few people know as much about health care and health care policy as Stuart Altman. He’s been an adviser to five American presidents — both Republicans and Democrats. His new book, “Power, Politics and Universal Health Care,” puts President Obama’s historic health care win in historical perspective, showing how his administration narrowly side-stepped a century’s worth of past mistakes.