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001 2013010507
003 DLC
005 20141125114717.0
008 130314s2013 nyu 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013010507
020 $a9781610393287 (hardback)
020 $a9781610393294 (electronic)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aKF3605$b.B53 2013
082 00 $a344.7302/2$223
084 $aLAW018000$aPOL029000$aHEA028000$aHIS036070$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBlackman, Josh$q(Josh M.),$eauthor.
245 10 $aUnprecedented :$bthe constitutional challenge to Obamacare /$cJosh Blackman.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bPublicAffairs,$c[2013]
300 $axxviii, 322 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a" This inside story of the legal challenge to Obamacare from a conservative constitutional lawyer involved in the movement is a brilliant mixture of legal, political, and media intrigue capped by a truly consequential Supreme Court decision"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"On November 13, 2009, Josh Blackman and a group of Federalist Society lawyers gathered in a Washington, DC, hotel to devise a legal challenge to Obamacare. It seemed a very long shot and was dismissively ignored by the White House, much of Congress, and all of the media. Two years later, the fight to overturn the Affordable Care Act had grown fierce and the government's case was tottering. When, finally, the Supreme Court announced its ruling their judgment was so surprising that two cable news channels misunderstood it and announced that the Act had been deemed unconstitutional"--$cProvided by publisher.
500 $aIncludes index.
650 0 $aNational health insurance$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States.
650 0 $aHealth care reform$zUnited States.
610 10 $aUnited States.$tPatient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
650 0 $aHealth insurance$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States.
650 0 $aMedical care$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States.
650 0 $aConstitutional law$zUnited States.
650 0 $aMedical care$zUnited States$xCost control.
650 7 $aLAW / Constitutional.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / United States / 21st Century.$2bisacsh