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April 1, 2015, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Couldn't attend in person? Check out posts from several of our speakers responding to the Supreme Court's decision in the case, on the Health Affairs Blog. Links to published posts below!

This Term, in King v. Burwell, the Supreme Court considered whether the Affordable Care Act permits the government to extend tax-credit subsidies to citizens of states that have chosen not to establish their own insurance exchange. Prior to the ruling, it was clear that if the Court ruled that these subsidies were not permitted under the law, the fallout would be extensive and possibly devastating to state insurance markets, and countless local, state, and federal actors would have had to decide how to move forward. At this conference, scholars and practitioners in the fields of law, public health, and economics evaluated the oral argument in the case, considered how the Court was likely to rule, and explored likely impacts of a decision against the government discussed groundwork for politically-viable fixes at all levels of public and private involvement in the event of such a ruling.

Agenda:

All panel sessions included time for Q & A.

8:00 - 8:30am: Registration

8:30 - 8:35am: Opening Remarks

  • Martha Minow, Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law

8:35 - 9:15am: Explanation of the Case and Review of the Oral Argument before the Supreme Court

9:15 - 9:25am: Break

9:25 - 10:35am: What’s at Stake? The Potential Consequences of an Adverse Ruling

10:35 - 10:50am: Break

10:50am - 12:00pm: What’s Next? Potential Solutions from Industry, States, and the Federal Government

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Health Affairs Blog Series

Organized by Petrie-Flom Academic Fellows Matthew J. B. Lawrence and Rachel E. Sachs.

Cosponsored by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School and the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School, with support from the Oswald DeN. Cammann Fund.


Videos

VIDEO: Panel 1: Explanation of the Case and Review of the Oral Argument before the Supreme Court, Welcome and Dean Martha Minow

VIDEO: Panel 1: Explanation of the Case and Review of the Oral Argument before the Supreme Court, Abigail R. Moncrieff

VIDEO: Panel 1: Explanation of the Case and Review of the Oral Argument before the Supreme Court, Rachel E. Sachs and Q&A

VIDEO: Panel 2: What’s at Stake? The Potential Consequences of an Adverse Ruling, Welcome and Nicholas Bagley

VIDEO: Panel 2: What’s at Stake? The Potential Consequences of an Adverse Ruling, Christie Hager

VIDEO: Panel 2: What’s at Stake? The Potential Consequences of an Adverse Ruling, Thomas McGuire and Q&A

VIDEO: Panel 3: What’s Next? Potential Solutions from Industry, States, and the Federal Government, Welcome and David K. Jones

VIDEO: Panel 3: What’s Next? Potential Solutions from Industry, States, and the Federal Government, Tyler Brannen

VIDEO: Panel 3: What’s Next? Potential Solutions from Industry, States, and the Federal Government, Matthew J. B. Lawrence and Q&A

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health care finance   health care reform   health law policy   insurance   judicial opinions   public health   regulation