General public with tickets to listen to a hearing on the Obamacare at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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How the Supreme Court's ruling will affect the health care market | Former Obama advisor weighs in on Supreme Court's decision | Stolen Valor Act overturned | 'Ted' and other movie releases | Looking back at the Court's dramatic week | Republicans plan next steps | CNN and Fox drop the ball | A pediatrician's perspective on the health care ruling | Mexico voting in presidential election.
The Supreme Court upheld most of Obama’s Affordable Care Act yesterday. How does that decision shape the health care market going forward? Mark Pauly is a conservative economist and is considered the father of the individual mandate idea. Grace-Marie Turner is a co-author of "Why ObamaCare is Wrong for America."
We hear from another expert on how yesterday's decision impacts the road ahead. Ezekiel Emanuel was a special health care advisor to President Obama. The New York Times describes him as "a bioethicist who has come to personify the most intense attacks on the president's health care plan."
The Affordable Health Care Act wasn’t the only decision that the Supreme Court passed yesterday. By a 6-3 vote, the 2005 Federal Stolen Valor Act was struck down. The Act, which made it a crime to lie about having served in the military, was declared invalid under the First Amendment.
This week’s big releases include "Magic Mike," "Ted," and "People Like Us." Rafer Guzman is the movie critic for Newsday and co-host of the Movie Date podcast with Kristen Meinzer, the Takeaway's culture producer.
It’s been a dramatic week at the Supreme Court. At the start of the week, the Court ruled on Arizona Immigration, upholding the "show me your papers" provision. It also ruled that mandatory sentences of life without parole for children under 17 were unconstitutional. Then on Thursday, it upheld most of the Affordable Health Care Act.
Republicans got to work immediately deciding how yesterday’s decision on the Affordable Care Act should inform their game plan going forward. A year and a half ago, House Republicans passed a bill to repeal the healthcare law. Those Republicans met again yesterday to plan out their next steps in the months ahead.
The top court upheld the health care law Thursday, but initial reports from Fox and CNN outside the Supreme Court said the mandate had been overturned. What went wrong?
We’ve discussed the ins and outs of politics and policy as they pertain to the Affordable Care Act. But how does the ruling translate into change in the doctor’s office? And what will doctors be watching for in the months ahead?
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