Segment 1:
The fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. Utah was one of 26 states that sued the federal government over the 2010 law, claiming the individual mandate to purchase health insurance is unconstitutional. Last week, Attorney General Mark Shurtleff traveled to Washington as the nine justices heard oral arguments.
Guests:
- Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff
- Judi Hilman, Executive Director of Utah Health Policy Project
Segment 2:
“The Doctor Is In” at the Salt Lake City Main Library. A series of free public lectures co-sponsored by the University of Utah School of Medicine begins tonight. Dr. Perry Fine will speak about pain management and “the politics of pain.”
Guests:
- Dr. Perry Fine, Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine
- “The Doctor is In” Organizer Ryan Ernst
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