‘The government is taking over health care’ and other myths about Obamacare debunked
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Festival planners (from left) Danielle Gray of Schuylkill River Development Corp., Katey Metzroth of Secondmuse, Molly Baum of Hacktory and Alex Gilliam of Public Workshop, gather at Grays Ferry Crescent Trail Park to finalize their plans for Discover the Crescent. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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Visitors to the Schuylkill River festival, Discover the Crescent, can learn to make their own electric fierflies. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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A coalition of Philadelphia civic groups wants to draw attention to the hidden treasures at Grays Ferry Crescent Trail Park with a weekend festival. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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Estelle Terrell enjoys a day of fishing on the Schuylkill River at Grays Ferry Crescent. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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The Affordable Care Act is, in a word, complex — and there are plenty of misconceptions about exactly what it does and doesn’t do. Tonight we talk to Lori Robertson of Factcheck.org to debunk some of those myths .
Next month, the much-talked-about state-run health exchanges will be up and running. Those are the online marketplaces where Americans can shop around for health insurance, set up as part of the Affordable Care Act. The law is — to say the least — complex, and our health and science team has been answering questions about the healthcare law throughout the summer. There are still plenty of misconceptions about exactly what the law does and doesn’t do. Tonight we talk to Lori Robertson of FactCheck.org to debunk some of those myths.
Up for discussion:
• A promise from President Obama that if you like the health care plan you have, you get to keep it.
• A claim from Republicans that part-time workers are struggling to find full-time jobs because of the law.
• Claims from the Right that Obamacare is a job killer.
• Opposing claims that “Consumers will pay less for health insurance when they buy through health care exchanges” or “Premiums will skyrocket for consumers.”
• Variations on the idea that the government is taking over health care and the government will tell your doctor what treatments you can have.
• The notion that Congress and congressional staff are exempt from the law.
• Claims that the law includes forced home inspections by the government.
Read the full article at FactCheck.org or listen to the interview above.
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