By Gregg A. Masters, MPH Courtesy of a tweet via Gary Levin aka @glevin1 we note the following @Google+ Hangout post SCOTUS ruling discussion. NOTE: there is a slight delay in the clip. The chat is facilitated by David Firestone aka @fstonenyt and includes an eclectic mix of the academic, think tank and ideological spectrum including Maggie Mahar, aka @Maggie Mahar, @UCBerkeley …
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SCOTUS and the ACA: Livestreaming via @TakeActionNews
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH It’s here! Watch as we get the historic decision of SCOTUS on the Affordable Care Act. David Shuster aka @DavidShuster, and Mark Levine aka @MarkLevineTalk report from the plaza of the Supreme Court of the United States. Watch as social media delivers the decision, first and accurately via a historic live …
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SCOTUS ACA Tea Leaves: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Keynote to ACS National Convention
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH For the I can’t get enough of the SCOTUS speculation crowd who are scouring the Internet and consuming every bit of credible reporting or musings for insight on where they will come down on the constitutionality of the individual mandate or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in part …
Volokh Conspiracy: Final Thoughts on the Eve of the Individual Mandate Decision
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH In the interest of balance and reflecting the range of thoughtful and credible legal thinking on the ACA in general and the individual mandate in particular, I followed the link attached to this post via @EzraKlein this afternoon: @ezraklein If the mandate falls and this proves a key moment in …
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Paul Gigot, SCOTUS and the Affordable Care Act
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH WSJ Editorial Page Editor Paul Gigot handicaps the highly anticipated SCOTUS ruling following the disgusting ‘silenced majority’ ad copy piece fronting an otherwise informative clip (shame on the WSJ, they know better!). This is more evidence of the real world impact via the triumph of Citizens United and the more recent ‘we …
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SCOTUS Decision: ‘It’s Affirmed’, No It’s a ‘Divided Court’, Nope It’s Bye, Bye ‘Obamacare’
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH Holey rusted metal, Batman! The ground. It’s all metal. It’s full of holes. You know, holey. – Robin In ‘Mourdock Prepares for all SCOTUS Outcomes‘ we witness the elasticity and ‘whatever it takes’ determination to position the election-ering agenda of one aspiring Congressman. Watch as Indiana’s Treasurer Richard Mourdock covers his ‘ass’ …
A Bold Prediction by Tom Goldstein at SCOTUSblog
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH News flash! we’re at 25 hours and counting for SCOTUS opinions on the trilogy of decisions they are set to rule on if the opinions are to book in this calendar year of the Court. The following Tweet by @JoshGray_DC of the Advisory Board aka @TheAdvisoryBD caught my attention this morning: …
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A ‘Back of the Napkin-esque’ Review of the SCOTUS ACA Decision Tree
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH While trolling for interesting tidbits on the web, I came across what appears to be a simplified representation of the impact of the Court’s ruling. The original piece was offered by Emily Corwin and posted under the title ‘SCOTUS And The Affordable Care Act: An Overview.’ A deeper dive into …
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SCOTUS and the ACA: Reflections on the Judgements of the Court
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH On a special edition of ‘This Week in Accountable Care‘ we’re hosting a post ‘SCOTUS’ (Supreme Court of the United States) reflections session to consider the implications of their rulings. We’re somewhat ‘on call’ in the scheduling department but SCOTUS must announce their opinion on Thursday, June 28th shortly after …
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Un-bundling ‘the Act’: More Facts Amidst the Noise, Misinformation and Dumbed Down ‘Anger’
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH It is past time to stand for clarity in the consideration process of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act aka ‘the Act.’ Even this far down the line, the benefits of the Act remain elusive to many both in and outside of the Beltway and the very limited attention …
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