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Two
student
groups
from
the University of Michigan Law
School, the Michigan Health Law
Organization and the Law School
Democrats, hosted a talk Thursday
morning concerning the repeal of
former President Barack Obama’s
health care law, the Affordable
Care Act, and its replacement, the
American Health Care Act.
The panel, which included Public
Health Prof. Marianne Udow-
Phillips, Terry Campbell, regional
manager of Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s
office, and multiple law students,
addressed the impact the ACA has
had on them personally and on
the United States, as well as what
the new American Health Care
Act legislated under the President
Donald Trump’s administration
will mean for people previously
covered by the ACA.
The discussion began with
Udow-Phillips
explaining
the
groundwork of the Affordable Care
Act. She emphasized the centrality
of Obama’s push for coverage.
“Health care is a social good,
and should, in fact, be provided by
government in some way, shape or
form,” she said.
Still, for decades, presidents
current and former have struggled
with the issue of how health care
should be provided.
Udow-Phillips
stated
there
are essentially only two ways to
accomplish
universal
coverage:
a national service or tax system,
such as Medicare or Medicaid, or
an employment-based system or
mandate. The ACA, she said, is a
combination of the two.
There is difficulty not only in
creating, but also in overcoming the
technical issues of implementing
it effectively. According to Udow-
Phillips, when former President Bill
Clinton’s health care plan was first
drafted, Republicans were opposed
to having everyone pay into the
health insurance system because
they might not directly be paying
for themselves. This is something
Udow-Phillips opposed.
“If everybody just paid a little
bit into the system, then we could
pay for the people who are sick at
that moment.” Phillips said. “Then,
when those healthy people get sick,
those other dollars are there to pay
for them. That is the fundamental
principle of insurance.”
The talk continued with an
explanation of what the Affordable
Care Act accomplished. According
to Phillips, though Democrats
were against the idea of the
responsibility for insurance being
left to the individual, they agreed it
might be a start to a comprehensive
and bipartisan health care plan
in coming years. “Obamacare,”
she explained, aimed to expand
Medicaid coverage to as many
people as possible, as well as lower
the cost of individual insurance.
Since the implementation of the
ACA, Phillips said, Congressional
Republicans have stuck with the
idea of “repeal and replace.” And
until Trump was elected to the
presidency, it seemed that this
wasn’t a likely possibility.
Now, with the creation of
the ACHA, many Americans
are at risk of losing their health
coverage.
The
ACA
offered
tax credits based on income to
provide those with lower income
access to health care. The ACHA
shifts credits from being based
on income to age, and the elderly,
low-income people and people
with pre-existing conditions face
the possibility of no longer having
easily accessible health insurance.
During the talk, Campbell
expressed concern that those
covered under the ACA will
become vulnerable to increased
costs under the ACHA.
Digital History Seminar
WHAT: Prof. Henry Yu from the
University of British Columbia
will be hosting a discussion titled
“Crossing Oceans: Visualizing
Trans-Pacific Chinese
Migration,” followed by a
workshop on using smartphones
for historical research.
WHO: Department of History
WHEN: Noon p.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE: Tisch Hall, Room 1014
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Food Truck Friday
WHAT: Food trucks from
Bearclaw Coffee Co. and Ray’s
Red Hots will be selling food at
the North Campus Gerstacker
Grove. The Center for Campus
Involvement will be giving away
spiritwear.
WHO: Michigan Dining
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE: Gerstacker Grove,
North Campus Diag
Tech Talk Event
WHAT: The University Computer
Showcase will host a workshop
to highlight the functions and
features on the newly released
MacBook Pro. Prior registration to
the event is encouraged.
WHO: Information and
Technology Services
WHEN: 11 a.m. to Noon
WHERE: Michigan Union, Room
G312
Peace in Islam, Islam in
Peace
WHAT: A three-day discussion
series will cover topics like
Muslim women’s identities,
Islamic dogma and the concept
of peace in Islamic texts.
WHO: Center for Middle
Eastern and North African
Studies
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: School of Social Work
Building, Room 1636
Cancer Discovery
Symposium
WHAT: The inaugural Forbes-
Taubman Symposum for Cancer
Discovery will feature a panel
discussion on cancer metabolism
hosted by four leading experts in
cancer research.
WHO: Taubman Medical
Research Institute
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to Noon
WHERE: Taubman Biomedical
Science Building
Student Experience
Bicentennial Exhibit
WHAT: The Hatcher Graduate
Library will be displaying photos
of female alumni who sought
equal treatment throughout the
University’s history.
WHO: University Library
WHEN: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
WHERE: Hatcher Graduate
Library, Clark Library
Out of the Ordinary
Exhibit
WHAT: The Clements Library
will be hosting an exhibit of
extraordinary objects collected
throughout the nearly hundred-
year history of the library.
WHO: William Clements Library
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE: William Clements
Library
Latinx experiences in
media symposium
WHAT: The University Screen
Arts and Culture Department
will host a two-day symposium
to discuss the media depiction
of Latinx people and how it is
received by Latinx audiences.
WHO: Screen Arts & Culture
WHEN: 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: North Quad, Marsh
Screening Room
Former President
Barack Obama and current
Gov. Rick Snyder are
favoring the Michigan
basketball teams in each
of their respective NCAA
tournament brackets,
as Obama predicts the
Wolverines will reach
the Elite Eight and
Snyder believes Michigan
will win the National
Championship.
The Obama Foundation
tweeted out Obama’s picks
for the men’s and women’s
NCAA tournaments, in
which he predicts North
Carolina will win the
men’s tournament and the
University of Connecticut
will win the women’s.
Michigan, a No. 7
seed, would upset No. 2
seed Louisville and No 3.
seed Oregon in Obama’s
predictions.
President Donald
Trump chose not to fill
out a bracket with ESPN
as Obama had done in
the past as president, the
Washington Post reported.
Snyder, a University
alum, tweeted he wishes all
the best to both Michigan
and Michigan State, but is
favoring his alma mater.
Snyder also predicts
Michigan will upset
Louisville and Oregon,
as well as defeat rival
Michigan State to reach the
Final Four.
Michigan opens the
tournament against 10th
seeded Oklahoma State
Friday.
- CALEB CHADWELL
ON THE DAILY: OBAMA GOES BLUE IN BRACKET SELECTIONS
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the “Young and Elected” panel at the Ford School on Thursday.
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Enthusiasm Unknown To
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same emblem as mizzou. So
I’m still at UM/MU.
Law school students host panel
on ACA repeal and replacement
Health care policy experts discuss impact of house Republicans ACHA bill
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