An article by the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. entitled Medicare Facts & Fiction states “as pundits and politicians continue to discuss the deficit, misinformation and confusion about Medicare and the Affordable Care Act abound”.
An article by the Physicians for a National Health Program entitled “Right Wing “Think” Tanks and Health Policy states: “As the movement for single payer expands, attacks on single payer in the media by the far right have increased…The Right Wing “Echo Chamber” masquerade as legitimate research institutions, most of these policy think tanks are little more that PR firms for those who want to obscure the facts about health care in America.”
Here are the myths versus non-partisan facts as presented in an article by the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. entitled Medicare Facts & Fiction, and in an article by the Alliance for Retired Americans entitled Myth Busters: New Health Law & Other Myths:
ROMNEY / RYAN MYTHS
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NON-PARTISAN FACTS
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The
Affordable Care Act cuts $700 Billion from Medicare
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The Affordable Care Act does not cut Medicare for
beneficiaries.
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The Affordable Care Act does not address
Medicare’s future problems
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The
Affordable Care Act actually extends
the life of the Medicare trust fund by
about a decade.
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The Affordable Care Act is a “government takeover”
of health care.
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The
Affordable Care Act is not a government takeover. In fact, ACA will help people buy private
insurance.
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The Affordable Care Act will bust the budget and
add to our nation’s deficit.
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The
Affordable Care Act lowers our
nation’s deficit.
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Medicare benefits will be cut along with payments
to Medicare doctors.
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The
Affordable Care Act improves
benefits in Medicare.
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The Affordable Care Act will create “death panels”
to make life-and-death decisions, encourage euthanasia, and ration care.
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There
are no “death panels’ in the
Affordable Care Act. The payment board set up by ACA cannot cut benefits or make health care decisions for
beneficiaries
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Affordable Care Act will force millions to be
dropped from their health insurance.
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Americans
will not be required to drop their
current insurance.
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Monthly Medicare Part B premiums are set to jump
to $247 billion in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act.
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The
Affordable Care Act did not change
the calculation of the Part B premium at all.
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The New health law is bad for
seniors
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The new health law provides seniors under Medicare a free yearly medical checkup and free preventive screenings for
diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
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Cuts to Medicare advantage plans
will hurt seniors!
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The new health law eliminates
the wasteful overpayments to private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.
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The new health care law will
bankrupt Medicare
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According to the Medicare actuaries, the new health law extends the life of Medicare by 7
Years.
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The new health law has increased
Medicare premiums
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The new health law has not increased Medicare premiums and,
in fact, in some cases, it has reduced
premiums."
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WE need to put an end to the lies and half-truths. Share the facts with family, friends, social networks and those who are at or near Medicare age. Lives and peace of mind depend on it!
NON-PARTISAN OBAMACARE / MEDICARE FACTS
Medicare Facts & Fiction
Health Care Law Factsheets (including Medicare)
Myth Busters: New Health Law & Other Myths
ROMNEY / RYAN / RIGHT WING MYTHS
Right-Wing “Think” Tanks and Health Policy
Anti-health reform group with White Supremacist name is coming to a state near you!
Politifact.com (Proof Obamacare lowers the deficit and the Ryan/Romney Plan increases the deficit)
Fact Check: Romney’s Plan to “Restore Medicare Spending Cuts
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/08/fact-check-romneys-plan-to-restore-medicare-spending-cuts/
Fact-Checking the Romney/Ryan “60 Minutes” Interview
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57492364/fact-checking-the-romney-ryan-60-minutes-interview/
Ryan VP Nod Re-Opens Spigot of Healthcare Lies, Half-Truths
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