251895 Legal challenges to health reform: Litigation challenges

Saturday, June 25, 2011 : 8:30 AM

Jane Perkins, JD, MPH , National Health Law Program, Chapel Hill, NC
     
The speaker will provide an overview to the cases that have been filed in federal courts around the country challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, explain the major legal issues present in these cases, and discuss how the courts have resolved the issues to date.

Learning Areas:
Ethics, professional and legal requirements

Learning Objectives:
Explain pending Affordable Care Act litigation challenges and compare judicial opinions to date

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the legal director of NHCLP, have monitored litigation since March 2010, and endorsed APHA amicus brief
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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