Obamacare’s individual mandate faces challenge in court
18 August 2019 |
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Allison Hoffman, professor at University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Katherine Baicker, dean at University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy, discuss the Affordable Care Act and the state of health care in the United States. They speak with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Balance of Power."
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