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Show: March 25, 2012:
- The Supreme Court and the Individual Mandate
- Art Caplan: Legal & Moral Views of the Individual Mandate
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- Vaccine Recommendation for Adults
- Doc Chat: Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk
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- Book: Organize Your Mind Organize Your Life
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The Supreme Court and the Individual Mandate
Host: Barbara Lewis
Interview: Aaron Carroll, MD, associate professor, pediatrics, director, Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research
IU School of Medicine
This week the Supreme Court begins hearing oral arguments about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act passed by Congress in 2010. The court is expected to rule in late June or early July.
On the show this week, Sound Medicine’s health policy expert Aaron Carroll, MD, addresses the crux of the argument, the "individual mandate" – the requirement that each person buy health insurance, or pay a penalty.
Dr. Carroll directs the Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research at the IU School of Medicine. He blogs on the politics of health care for the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Additional Resources:
- Indiana University law professor Daniel Conkle offers insight on the legal questions raised by the ACA.
- Dr. Aaron Carroll blogs on the politics of healthcare for the Journal of the American Medical Association site, news@JAMA.
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