Myth vs. Fact: Presidentīs Address to Congress
Christian Church
September 09, 2009
I have prepared analysis of President Obamaīs address to Congress on health care rebutting several of his claims:
Quote: "And every day, 14,000 Americans lose their coverage. In other words, it can happen to anyone."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "And itīs why those of us with health insurance are also paying a hidden and growing tax for those without it—about $1000 per year that pays for somebody elseīs emergency room and charitable care."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "Nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have. Let me repeat this: nothing in our plan requires you to change what you have."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "Under my plan, individuals will be required to carry basic health insurance just as most states require you to carry auto insurance."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false—the reforms Iīm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "And one more misunderstanding I want to clear up—under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits—either now or in the future. Period."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "Not a dollar of the Medicare trust fund will be used to pay for this plan."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "Reducing the waste and inefficiency in Medicare and Medicaid will pay for most of this plan. Much of the rest would be paid for with revenues from the very same drug and insurance companies that stand to benefit from tens of millions of new customers."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "This reform will charge insurance companies a fee for their most expensive policies, which will encourage them to provide greater value for the money an idea which has the support of Democratic and Republican experts. And according to these same experts, this modest change could help hold down the cost of health care for all of us in the long-run."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "Add it all up, and the plan Iīm proposing will cost around $900 billion over ten years."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "I will continue to seek common ground in the weeks ahead. If you come to me with a serious set of proposals, I will be there to listen. My door is always open."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "And every day, 14,000 Americans lose their coverage. In other words, it can happen to anyone."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "And itīs why those of us with health insurance are also paying a hidden and growing tax for those without it—about $1000 per year that pays for somebody elseīs emergency room and charitable care."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "Nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have. Let me repeat this: nothing in our plan requires you to change what you have."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "Under my plan, individuals will be required to carry basic health insurance just as most states require you to carry auto insurance."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false—the reforms Iīm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "And one more misunderstanding I want to clear up—under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits—either now or in the future. Period."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "Not a dollar of the Medicare trust fund will be used to pay for this plan."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "Reducing the waste and inefficiency in Medicare and Medicaid will pay for most of this plan. Much of the rest would be paid for with revenues from the very same drug and insurance companies that stand to benefit from tens of millions of new customers."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "This reform will charge insurance companies a fee for their most expensive policies, which will encourage them to provide greater value for the money an idea which has the support of Democratic and Republican experts. And according to these same experts, this modest change could help hold down the cost of health care for all of us in the long-run."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "Add it all up, and the plan Iīm proposing will cost around $900 billion over ten years."
Fact: TRUE.
Quote: "I will continue to seek common ground in the weeks ahead. If you come to me with a serious set of proposals, I will be there to listen. My door is always open."
Fact: TRUE.
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