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Cato Video • April 3, 2012 

# Cato’s Michael F. Cannon Discusses ObamaCare’s Individual Mandate 

The individual mandate to purchase health insurance is the linchpin of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It is among the issues to be handled by the Supreme Court beginning March 26, 2012. 

Michael F. Cannon is the director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute. 

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##### [Michael F. Cannon](/people/michael-f-cannon)

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