Tag Archive: ACA

Poll shows Republicans like Obamacare more under a different name?

“Survey: Republicans Like Obamacare a Lot More if You Call It by a Different Name” –Headline of a Jonathan Cohn article in The New Republic, Sept. 15, 2014   Overview The survey doesn’t say what Jonathan Cohn and The New Republic say it does. The Facts On Sept. 15, 2014 the left-leaning magazine The New Republic published a story by…
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Medicaid expansion cuts uncompensated care by 30 percent?

“Virginia Democrats believe they have found evidence showing states that expand their Medicaid rolls are better off than those that reject expansion. … “Barker said hospitals in states with Medicaid expansion have already benefited from a 30 percent drop in uncompensated care. … “The statement is True.” —PolitiFact Virginia, in an Aug. 10, 2014 fact check of Virginia state senator…
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Do 60% of women use birth control for reasons other than contraception?

“(Debbie) Wasserman Schultz said that ‘nearly 60 percent of women who use birth control do so for more than just family planning.’ … The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information. We rate it Mostly True.” —PolitiFact Florida’s June 30 rating of a statement by Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz   Overview The “Mostly True” rating of Wasserman Schultz…
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It’s a myth the ACA makes men buy coverage for pap tests?

“Myth: Obamacare makes men buy coverage for pregnancy, pap smears, mammograms, and other services that are for women.” —The Democratic National Committee, January 2014 on its “Your Republican Uncle” website   Overview Your Republican uncle is right.  It’s no myth. The Facts Zebra Fact Check continues its series on the Democratic National Committee’s “Your Republican Uncle” website with the DNC’s…
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Free contraception won’t encourage promiscuity?

“Myth: Covering contraception under Obamacare will give college students free reign [sic] to be promiscuous.” —The Democratic National Committee, January 2014 on its “Your Republican Uncle” website   Overview The DNC grasps at straws instead of giving supporting evidence for its claim. The Facts We continue to check items from the Democratic National Committee’s “Your Republican Uncle” website with the…
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7 million thanks to Obamacare?

“Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, more than 7 million Americans have signed up for private health coverage.” —the White House, April 2014 on the whitehouse.gov website   Overview The White House generously doles out undeserved credit to itself. The Facts The White House website has a menu option for exploring the administration’s stance on issues.  Clicking the “Health Care”…
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Paying more, getting less with Obamacare? PolitiFact says no

“Most people on the individual market are getting more benefits under the law. At worst, they’re paying more to get more, though in many cases they’re actually paying less.” —PolitiFact, from a March 20, 2014 fact check of an Americans for Prosperity ad.   Overview Is “Fact Checkers for Mendacity” the answer to Americans For Prosperity? The Facts The political…
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A Kodad ad Glennocchio for Kessler

“The ad certainly leaves the impression (Andrea) Kodad had to give up her plan. Given the circumstances, her tale of woe from November seems rather out of date.” —Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post Fact Checker, in a column from May 7, 2014   Overview The Washington Post Fact Checker fails to offer charitable interpretation to an Obamacare attack ad, with…
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DNC: It’s a myth Obamacare only adds to the deficit

“Myth:  Obamacare only adds to the deficit, and it’s going to bankrupt this country.” —Democratic National Committee, Nov. 27, 2013, on its “Your Republican Uncle” website   Overview Obamacare raises revenue, increases spending and decreases projected spending on net.  The increased spending adds to the deficit, meaning that the revenue increase and the reductions in projected spending have a relatively…
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DNC: It’s a myth the ACA makes taxpayers fund abortion

“Myth:  Obamacare requires American taxpayers to fund abortion.” —The Democratic National Committee, Nov. 25, 2013 on its “Your Republican Uncle” website   Overview The DNC’s claim helps remind us that complex issues are easily oversimplified.  The DNC simplifies this claim in a misleading way. The Facts We continue our series on the Democratic National Committee’s “Your Republican Uncle” website with…
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