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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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Coach Harbaugh 
@CoachJim4UM

Attacking this day with an 
Enthusiasm Unknown To 
Mankind before my 1:30 PM 
colonoscopy kickoff. 

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occasionally smiled at :)

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Dak and Dunc Show is hype 
Ladies and Gentlemen...

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I choose Mizzou because I 
really wanted to to go to @
UMich and they have the 
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

ARIELLA MELTZER

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