Healthcare Reform: A Time to Wait, or Expiate?

Abstract:     
If Dante Alighieri had written an epic poem describing the recent evolution of American healthcare, it might have much in common with his famous Purgatorio. As the nine U.S. Supreme Court Justices continue deliberation on the fate of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, it is unclear whether our nation's healthcare system is heading toward Inferno or Paradiso. While experts on both sides of the aisle attempt to divine the secret codes shared between Justices over a record-breaking three days of oral argument, the rest of us have little choice but to wait until summer for clarity.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 4

Keywords: Health care reform, PPACA, U.S. Supreme Court, Affordable Care Act

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