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KansDem

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Wed Oct 2, 2013, 09:13 PM Oct 2013

15 Myths The Media Should Ignore During Obamacare Implementation

From MediaMatters

Myth #1: Congress Is "Exempt" From The Affordable Care Act

Myth #2: Premium Prices Will Increase Due To Health Care Law

Myth #3: The Affordable Care Act Includes Death Panels

Myth #4: Shutting Down Government Over Obamacare Funding Will Stop Health Care Law

Myth #5: The Affordable Care Act Is "Socialized Medicine" And A "Government Takeover" Of Health Care

Myth #6: People Will Be Able To Commit Subsidy Fraud On The Exchanges

Myth #7: Obamacare "Narrow Networks" Will Constrain Health Choices

Myth #8: The Affordable Care Act Is Bad For Women

Myth #9: The Affordable Care Act Covers Abortions

Myth #10: The Affordable Care Act Is A Job Killer

Myth #11: With Full Access To Medical Records, The IRS Will Discriminate Against Conservatives

Myth #12: Navigators Will Abuse Private Information

Myth #13: Obamacare Mandates Doctors To Ask Patients About Sexual History

Myth #14: The ACA's Medicaid Expansion Will Force Doctors To Turn Away Patients

Myth #15: The ACA Is To Blame For A Projected 30 Million People Who Will Remain Uninsured


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15 Myths The Media Should Ignore During Obamacare Implementation (Original Post) KansDem Oct 2013 OP
Thank you, will be using this article a lot. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #1
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