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Health Care & Hospital Law,
Government,
Administrative/Regulatory

May 11, 2017

Health care is too complex for this quick fix

It is preposterous to believe the AHCA can replace not just the 906-page ACA, but also the tens of thousands of regulatory clarifications promulgated by the federal government over the past seven years.

Craig B. Garner

Principal
Garner Health Law Corp.

1299 Ocean Ave Ste 450
Santa Monica , CA 90401

Phone: (310) 458-1560

Fax: (310) 694-9025

Email: craig@garnerhealth.com

Pepperdine University School of Law

Craig is also an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University School of Law, where he teaches courses on hospital law and the Affordable Care Act.

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"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat." - Confucius

When it comes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), there is one thing on which both proponents and detractors can agree - this curious, far-reaching, highly controversial bill is a survivalist. Fraught with controversy and conflict from its inception, the bill found itself with a target on its back less than one full year after President Barack Obama signed...

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