AP "fact check" headline falsely suggests people would pay higher premiums under health care reform

[babylonsister]

AP "fact check" headline falsely suggests people would pay higher premiums under health care reform


The headline of an Associated Press "fact check" article falsely suggested that President Obama's health care plan would cause people to pay higher health insurance premiums. In fact, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that by 2016 the Senate's version of health care reform -- on which Obama's plan is largely modeled -- would not increase premiums for the vast majority of Americans, and for many, premium costs would decrease.

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http://mediamatters.org/research/201003170014

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

1. Wasn't the real issue that people would buy better plans if they were affordable?

I thought the CBO premium increase estimate was that the same coverage would cost less, but that since better plans would be available at a better value that some people would opt to spend more than they are spending today because there would be good value in it.

[babylonsister]

3. Here's the original article...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7936113

[Supersedeas]

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