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Fact-Checking Obama's Pledge That 'No One Will Take Away' Your Health Plan: Washington Post Awards Four Pinocchios
The Washington Post; subscription may be required Oct. 30, 2013 "The administration is defending this pledge with a rather slim reed -- that there is nothing in the law that makes insurance companies force people out of plans they were enrolled in before the law passed. That explanation conveniently ignores the regulations written by the administration to implement the law. Moreover, it also ignores the fact that the purpose of the law was to bolster coverage and mandate a robust set of benefits, whether someone wanted to pay for it or not. The president's statements were sweeping and unequivocal -- and made both before and after the bill became law. The White House now cites technicalities to avoid admitting that he went too far in his repeated pledge, which, after all, is one of the most famous statements of his presidency. The president's promise apparently came with a very large caveat: 'If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan -- if we deem it to be adequate.'" |
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