Reform Reality Check: Reform will stop "rationing" - not increase it
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Kavita Patel, who works with Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett and who worked for years before as a physician, debunks the myth that reform will mean a "government takeover" of health care or lead to "rationing." To the contrary, reform will forbid many forms of rationing that are currently being used by insurance companies. August 10, 2009. (Pub... Read more
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- -: Reform Reality Check: Reform will stop "rationing" - not increase it
August 7, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Kavita Patel, who works with Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett and who worked for years before as a physician, debunks the myth that reform will mean a "government takeover" of health care or lead to "rationing." To the contrary, reform will forbid many forms of rationing that are currently being us...
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- -: Reform Reality Check: Vets' health care is safe and sound
August 7, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Matt Flavin, Director of Veterans and Wounded Warrior Policy, explains that nothing in health insurance reform will affect veterans' access to the care they get now. To the contrary, the President's budget greatly expands coverage for veterans who have been denied access in the past. August 10, ...
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- -: Reform Reality Check: Reform will benefit small business - not burden it
August 8, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Christina Romer, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, debunks the myth that health insurance reform will hurt small businesses. To the contrary, reform will ease the burdens on small businesses and help level the playing field with big firms who pay much less to cover their employees on ave...
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- -: Reform Reality Check: Your Medicare is safe, and stronger with reform
August 8, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Robert Kocher of the National Economic Council debunks the myth that Health Insurance Reform would be financed by cutting Medicare benefits. To the contrary, reform would simply eliminate waste and unnecessary subsidies to insurance companies. August 10, 2009. (Public Domain)
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- -: Reality Check: The return of the viral email
August 12, 2009 (over 14 years ago)There are quite a few viral emails floating around, making outlandish claims about health insurance reform and pretending to be careful analyses of the bills moving through Congress. Drafted to appear as if they are written by concerned citizens, more often the information comes from organizatio...
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- -: Reality Check: Reform will eliminate insurance discrimination against the disabled
August 12, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Mike Strautmanis, Chief of Staff for Valerie Jarrett and father of a child with a disability, addresses the myth that health insurance reform will mean children with disabilities will not get the care they need. To, the contrary, reform will make insurance more affordable, provide more options,...
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- -: Reality Check: Congress did not vote to exempt themselves from reform
August 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Linda Douglass of the White House Office of Health Reform answers a question from outside the recent town hall in New Hampshire on why Congress voted to exempt themselves from reform. This is a myth: there is no exemption and there has not been any such vote. To the contrary, reform gives all ...
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- -: Reality Check: No bill puts off care for the disabled for further study
August 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Linda Douglass of the White House Office of Health Reform answers a question from outside the recent town hall in New Hampshire on why a specific section of the House legislation (section 1177) puts off care for the disable pending further study. This is a myth: for the disabled or their famili...
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- -: Reality Check: There is no panel to decide end-of-life care
August 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Linda Douglass of the White House Office of Health Reform answers a question from outside the recent town hall in New Hampshire on why reform will empower a panel to decide end-of-life care for Americans. This is a myth that has unfortunately been spread far and wide by defenders of the status q...
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- -: Reality Check: Reform will expand your choices, not limit them
August 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Linda Douglass of the White House Office of Health Reform answers a question from outside the recent town hall in New Hampshire on whether any government involvement in health care will end up limiting choices for consumers. This is a myth: even the addition of a public option will be just that...
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