Monday, March 26, 2012

PolitiFact | Reince Priebus says health care law could mean 'as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance'

(Good read from PolitiFact on GOP Chairman Reince Priebus' claim that 20 Million Americans may lose their employer-based health insurance...)

PolitiFact | Reince Priebus says health care law could mean 'as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance': "Priebus’ number does appear in the CBO report he references in the op-ed, but it’s not the primary estimate -- it’s one of four alternative scenarios, and easily the one with the biggest decrease. So the number is cherry-picked.

His claim also suggests that 20 million people are being forced out of the coverage, when in fact many will choose voluntarily to switch to better coverage. And he conveniently ignores the estimates that 9 million people who didn't have employer coverage will get it because of the law, at least according to CBO’s estimates."

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