Sen. Rand Paul says the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion may “bankrupt” rural hospitals in Kentucky. But state health care leaders say its hospitals stand to benefit.
Issues: Affordable Care Act
Reality Confronts Obama’s False Promise
ACA Doesn’t Restrict Mammograms
Boehner and the Medical Device Tax
Sex Questions from Your Doctor?
Q: Will doctors be required to ask patients questions about their sexual history under the Affordable Care Act?
A: No. A program created by the stimulus law – not Obamacare — encourages health professionals to use electronic records. But there is no requirement in the program to ask anything about sexual history.
FactChecking ‘Pernicious’ Obamacare Claims
Cabela’s Medical Tax Mistake
Inspection Deception
GOP Mistweets #Obamacare Survey Results
Who’s Exempt?
On Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Managing Editor Lori Robertson explains who would be exempt from the requirement to have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The so-called individual mandate kicks in next year, with monetary penalties for those who don’t comply. But some will be exempt from the mandate.
For more on this topic, see our June 28, 2012, Ask FactCheck, “How Much Is the Obamacare ‘Tax’?“