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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of May 7-13.
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Tag Archives: health care
Readers Talk Back on Insurance Costs
We received a number of e-mails after we said, in our article "Pushing for a Public Plan," that "the average monthly payment for workers with employer-sponsored coverage is … $280 for a family policy." It seems that a lot of you weren’t satisfied with the finding, which is from the …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged government run health care, health care, health insurance
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The ‘Real’ Uninsured
Former Sen. Fred Thompson said on “Meet the Press” that “the 45 million … figure of uninsured is probably about twice the real number of people who can’t afford insurance or don’t have access to it really.” He’s not the only one saying that the number is inflated. We find …
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Posted in Articles
Tagged Census, fred thompson, health care, health insurance, illegal immigrants, meet the press, sunday morning talkshows
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Pushing for a Public Plan
Liberal groups have hit TV and radio with ads praising the idea of a public health insurance plan, an option that President Obama and other Democrats support as part of changes to the health care system. But the ads lack context and could well mislead the public: A TV ad …
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Posted in Articles
Tagged health care, Health Care for America Now, health insurance, Mary Landrieu, MoveOn.org
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Reviewing Polls
Earlier this week we wrote about a television ad from Americans United for Change and found it to be misleading. The ad claimed that "a new poll shows that 62 percent of Americans support" President Obama’s "plan to reform health care." Americans United for Change disagreed with our analysis and …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Americans United for Change, health care, polling, President Obama
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Liberal Ad Misleads with Poll Numbers
The liberal advocacy group Americans United for Change has released a new ad backing President Obama’s "plan to reform health care." According to the ad, "a new poll shows that 62 percent of Americans support" the plan. But that’s misleading. The poll in question, conducted for Diageo/Hotline, didn’t ask respondents …
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Obama’s Health Care Claims
We found several claims in Obama’s recent health-care sales pitches that could use some explanation or qualification. He said “the average family pays a thousand dollars in extra premiums to pay for people going to the emergency room who don’t have health insurance.” That’s from a recent report by …
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Posted in Articles
Tagged health care, health insurance, kaiser family foundation, President Obama
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More Health Care Scare
A new ad from Conservatives for Patients’ Rights says that a public health insurance plan now being proposed in Congress “could crush all your other choices, driving them out of existence, resulting in 119 million off their current insurance coverage.” That’s misleading. The 119 million figure comes from an analysis …
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Health Care Battle, Infomercial-Style
The group Conservatives for Patients’ Rights has produced a 30-minute documentary-style commercial, which aired May 31 on NBC after “Meet the Press.” Hosted by former CNN anchor Gene Randall, the program, labeled “paid programming” throughout, was a very lengthy version of ads the group has run criticizing government-run health care …
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Tagged Conservatives for Patients' Rights, health care, television ad
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Half the Story on Health Care
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has introduced his "Healthy Americans Act" before, aiming to bring about universal health coverage. This year he’s trying again, facing not only legislative hurdles in gaining support for the plan but a critical — and misleading — ad campaign by a coalition of labor unions. …
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