Health Insurance Reform Reality Check

[no_hypocrisy]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/?e=10&ref=text

Dear Friend,

Anyone that's watched the news in the past few days knows that health insurance reform is a hot topic — and that rumors and scare tactics have only increased as more people engage with the issue. Given a lot of the outrageous claims floating around, it’s time to make sure everyone knows the facts about the security and stability you get with health insurance reform.

That’s why we’ve launched a new online resource — WhiteHouse.gov/RealityCheck — to help you separate fact from fiction and share the truth about health insurance reform. Here's a few of the reality check videos you can find on the site:

CEA Chair Christina Romer details how health insurance reform will impact small businesses.

Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes tackles a nasty rumor about euthanasia and clearly describes how reform helps families.

Matt Flavin, the White House's Director of Veterans and Wounded Warrior Policy, clears the air about Veteran's benefits.
Kavita Patel, M.D., a doctor serving in the White House's Office of Public Engagement, explains that health care rationing is happening right now and how reform gives control back to patients and doctors.

Bob Kocher, M.D., a doctor serving on the National Economic Council, debunks the myth that health insurance reform will be financed by cutting Medicare benefits.
There's more information and a number of online tools you can use to spread the truth among your family, friends and other social networks.

[Coyote_Bandit]

1. The reality is

that none of our elected bastard politicians are even willing to entertain the possibility of a single payer system. Therefore anything that might possibly be enacted will be a half assed compromise which leaves millions uninsured. And millions more bearing still higher costs for health insurance.

[alc]

2. a simple bill would be more helpful

This site may keep some people who were already inclined to like the bill from believing the attacks. It won't change anyone's mind who isn't already inclined to like the bill. It would be much better if they could post the section of the bill that states "reform will stop 'rationing' - not increase it" and other arguments.

I have read much of the current bill and tried to find arguments against these attacks. Other than the "euthanasia" distortion I can't confidently say these "reality checks" are correct (I can argue the intent of the bill, but not not the legal results). As Conyers said, it takes "2 lawyers" and "2 days" to know what the bill says. And there are 3 versions of the house bill plus the senate bill, plus amendments that will be needed to pass. It's too complicated and you won't convince people when attackers are posting lines from the bill and you only have videos of "experts" explaining how the lines are being misinterpreted but not other lines from the bill as rebuttal.

[eppur_se_muova]

3. K&R and adding a link to my post for this site. nt