Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act has ensured that healthcare reform will remain a topic of interest for months and even years to come. In light of the decision – which will impact Main Street, Wall Street, K Street, and all roads in between – this special edition of Health-E Minds shares insights on the road ahead from a variety of perspectives.  Participants in this discussion include Jeff Levine, former CNN medical correspondent; and a number of Ketchum healthcare and public affairs experts.   Additionally, Ketchum recently partnered with the law firm Alston + Bird, LLP to examine potential implications of this decision prior to the Supreme Court ruling; to view a recording of this webcast, click here. 

The first in a three-part series, our panel members address the question: “What is the impact of this decision?”

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The Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act has ensured that healthcare reform will remain a topic of interest for months and even years to come. In light of the decision – which will impact Main Street, Wall Street, K Street, and all roads in between – this special edition of Health-E Minds shares insights on the road ahead from a variety of perspectives.  Participants in this discussion include Jeff Levine, former CNN medical correspondent; and a number of Ketchum healthcare and public affairs experts. Additionally, Ketchum recently partnered with the law firm Alston + Bird, LLP to examine potential implications of this decision prior to the Supreme Court ruling; to view a recording of this webcast, click here. 

The second in a three-part series, our panel members address the question: “What is the future of Healthcare Reform?” 

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The Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act has ensured that healthcare reform will remain a topic of interest for months and even years to come. In light of the decision – which will impact Main Street, Wall Street, K Street, and all roads in between – this special edition of Health-E Minds shares insights on the road ahead from a variety of perspectives.  Participants in this discussion include Jeff Levine, former CNN medical correspondent; and a number of Ketchum healthcare and public affairs experts. Additionally, Ketchum recently partnered with the law firm Alston + Bird, LLP to examine potential implications of this decision prior to the Supreme Court ruling; to view a recording of this webcast, click here. 
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Editor’s Note: The following post was co-authored by Nancy Hicks, Senior Vice President, Associate Director, North America Healthcare Practice. For more information on potential Supreme Court outcomes, you are invited to join a special webcast Ketchum is hosting on June 20 at 12:30 ET.

For health industry communicators, this is a
spring of high anxiety as the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the biggest piece of social legislation since Medicare, rests with nine justices on the Supreme Court.  That the ACA landed here is hardly surprising given the political controversy surrounding the law and mixed rulings in the lower courts.  While the healthcare industry is holding its collective breath about the Supreme Court decision, major players are moving forward in implementing key parts of the law.  Read full post »