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Americans for the Prosperous gets “Pants on Fire” rating from Politifact

Post on March 17, 2010 by 4 Comments »

pantsPolitifact bothered rating the new ad by Americans for the Prosperous where the group continues to push its health reform death panel thesis.

Not surprisingly, the Pulitzer Prize winning fact check project of the St. Pete Times found that AFP makes ridiculous claims. It’s not surprising because I’ve never heard AFP make anything but ridiculous claims.

You can read more at the N&O. The ad is so tired I can’t even muster the energy to describe it.

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  1. Dallas Woodhouse
    March 17, 2010 at 4:22 pm

    HR3590 creates over 100 new federal entities overseeing nearly all aspects of the doctor/patient relationship, including systems for developing standardized treatment recommendations based on comparative effectiveness research and incentives to pressure doctors to follow those recommendations. That vast new bureacratic overlay, combined with the individual insurance mandate to purchase a Washington-defined minimum benefits package, is in our view a Washington takeover of our health care.

    While the current guidance from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force carries an exception for family history, there is ambiguity whether it would be covered in HR3590′s minimum benefit package because it is rated as an “C” preventive service. Our point is that such decisions should be made by patients and doctors, not by Congress as this legislation would envision

  2. Adam Linker
    March 17, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    Your response is more tired than your ad, but I will at least note that there are already minimum standards for what insurance companies must cover, and right-wingers oppose those minimum standards.

    No one is recommending a ceiling on benefits.

  3. gregflynn
    March 17, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    There are a lot of people who never get to meet a doctor to make those decisions. This bill is about a floor, not a ceiling.