Steve Jacob

Steve Jacob is editor of D Healthcare Daily, a D Magazine website that covers the business of health care in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. He is the author of the book Health Care in 2020: Where Uncertain Reform, Bad Habits, Too Few Doctors and Skyrocketing Costs Are Taking Us. The bookis available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com. He is the former suburban publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and spent nearly four decades in newspaper and magazine editorial and business management.

Steve has written about health policy for Texas newspapers and magazines for several years. He is an adjunct faculty member at the School of Public Health at the University of North Texas, where he teaches health policy and health services management. He holds master’s degrees in journalism and business administration from Indiana University and a master’s degree in health policy and management from the University of North Texas. He has won awards from the Texas Public Health Association and Texas Medical Association for his commentary. He is a member of the National Speakers Association and speaks frequently about health reform and the future of health care.