Constitutional Interpretations of the Affordable Care Act

September 17, 2012

Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Student Center - Lucy and Vernon Wright Theater
Contact Name: Cynthia Opakunle
Contact Phone: 410.837.5359
Contact E-mail: copakunle@ubalt.edu

Join the College of Public Affairs as it hosts UB's 2012 Constitution Day events.

co-sponsored by UB School of Law’s Center for Medicine and the Law and
presented as the inaugural event in the College of Public Affairs Dean's Lecture Series

This panel discussion addresses the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama and upheld by the Supreme Court.

Hear first-hand our panel participants' perspectives on legal aspects of the act, the act's impact on the U.S. health-care system, health-care access issues and future potential legal issues.

The panel is moderated by John Callahan, executive in residence in the College of Public Affairs and former assistant secretary of management and budget for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Panel members include:

• Ron Weich, dean of the UB School of Law
• Michael Cannon of the Cato Institute
• Alan Lyles, Henry A. Rosenberg Professor of Public, Private and Nonprofit Partnerships, College of Public Affairs
• Christine Spencer, associate professor, College of Public Affairs

This event is free and open to the public. R.S.V.P. through this listing.