Media Matters - Health Care

Media Matters - Health Care http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/health_care This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Health Care en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Hannity misrepresented Obama's health care plan, asserting that Obama will "nationalize health care" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300015 Sean Hannity falsely asserted that Sen. Barack Obama promises "to nationalize our health care," and said his is a "false promise." In fact, Obama has not proposed, much less promised, to nationalize health care. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300015 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:01:06 EST Reporting on McCain health-care plan, USA Today left out projection that progress on uninsured will decline after 2013 http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220022 USA Today reported that under Sen. John McCain's health-care plan, "[a]bout 4.6 million more people would gain coverage by 2013, the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center say," but it did not point out that the TPC also reported that after 2013, "the number of uninsured would creep upward." According to the TPC analysis, by 2018, the number of people covered would be only 2 million more than would have been covered that year without McCain's plan. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220022 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:42:42 EST Minneapolis radio hosts Baker and Perry are "convinced" that Magic Johnson "faked AIDS" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080020 On The Chris Baker Show, Minneapolis radio host Langdon Perry stated, "I'm convinced that Magic [Johnson] faked AIDS," to which host Baker replied, "Yeah, me too." Perry then called Johnson "the only cured AIDS guy ever." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080020 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 17:19:49 EST On Fox, Huckabee misrepresented Obama plans for health care, taxes http://mediamatters.org/items/200808280014 Fox News contributor Mike Huckabee falsely claimed that, under Sen. Barack Obama's health-care plan, "the government will be in control," and that "we're going to be rationing it." In fact, Obama has not proposed government-run health care. Indeed, Obama's website specifically states that, under his proposal, individuals "will not have to change plans." http://mediamatters.org/items/200808280014 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:44:03 EST Cavuto guest Hoenig: "[W]hy should I be responsible for paying for Joe Biden's brain aneurysms?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808230004 On Cavuto on Business, Jonathan Hoenig, a regular panelist on Fox News' Cashin' In, falsely asserted that both Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Joe Biden "have made it very clear that they support socialized health care." Hoenig went on to say: "I know it sounds kind of curt in this age of political correctness and altruism, but why should I be responsible for paying for Joe Biden's brain aneurysms?" Biden suffered two brain aneurysms in 1988. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808230004 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:04:35 EST Kitty Pilgrim baselessly suggested that nearly all undocumented immigrants are uninsured, study found otherwise http://mediamatters.org/items/200807310011 On CNN's Lou Dobbs This Week, Kitty Pilgrim baselessly suggested that nearly all undocumented immigrants in the United States are uninsured, asserting that "there are an estimated 47 million people in this country who don't have health insurance," and that "illegal aliens likely make up 40 percent of the uninsured in this country." For Pilgrim's assertion to be true, 18.8 million undocumented immigrants would have to be uninsured, but the National Institute for Health Care Management has estimated that there are 5.6 million uninsured undocumented immigrants. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807310011 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:38:33 EST Matthews did not challenge Madden's claim that McCain "trying to hug" Clinton voters given McCain's recent comments about her http://mediamatters.org/items/200807240006 On Hardball, after former Mitt Romney spokesman Kevin Madden claimed that Sen. John McCain, "whether he's talking about health care or ... he's talking about what he really likes about Hillary Clinton, how he's worked well with her -- he's trying to hug those voters because he believes that his calculus for victory is right in the middle. It's not playing to the -- to the left," Chris Matthews did not note that McCain has derided Sen. Barack Obama's health care plan as "HillaryCare." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807240006 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:40:58 EST Following network's lead, CNN.com uncritically aired McCain's false attack on Obama's health care plan http://mediamatters.org/items/200807180006 CNN.com's Political Ticker blog uncritically repeated the false claim by Sen. John McCain that Sen. Barack Obama favors "hav[ing] the government take over the health care system in America." In fact, Obama has called for individuals to choose their own insurance and has not proposed that the "government take over the health care system in America." CNN has repeatedly uncritically aired -- or repeated -- similar attacks by McCain. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807180006 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:34:45 EST Ignoring GOP filibuster, Politico falsely claimed Medicare bill needed 60 votes for passage http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010009 The Politico falsely claimed that "[a] Democratic bill that would have blocked a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors fell just one vote short of the 60 it needed for passage Thursday." In fact, the vote in question was a cloture vote, which required a supermajority of 60 votes to overcome a Republican filibuster of a motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. The bill itself would have required a simple majority to pass. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010009 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 19:15:37 EST Echoing McCain, NY Times' Harwood falsely suggested Obama and Clinton proposed "government-run health care" http://mediamatters.org/items/200806090003 The New York Times' John Harwood wrote that Sen. John McCain "prevailed over a field of Republicans who almost unanimously shared his support for the Iraq war, embrace of President Bush's tax cuts, skepticism toward government-run health care and opposition to abortion rights," while Sen. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton "both staked out opposite ground from Mr. McCain." But neither Obama nor Clinton has proposed "government-run health care"; the Times has previously pointed out that McCain has "inaccurately described Obama's and Clinton's health care proposals" by likening them to "government-run health care systems." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806090003 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:11:07 EST CNN again uncritically aired McCain's false suggestion that Dems are proposing a "nationalized health-care system" http://mediamatters.org/items/200805050002 CNN's Jim Acosta uncritically aired video of Sen. John McCain asserting: "There are those who are convinced the solution is to move to a nationalized health-care system," echoing his repeated assertions that Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are proposing government-run health care. But, while McCain has routinely made such assertions, Acosta did not note that McCain's suggestion is false; neither Clinton nor Obama has proposed a "nationalized health-care system." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805050002 Mon, 5 May 2008 15:34:50 EST CNN's Bash again airs clip of McCain falsely attacking Dems for health care proposals http://mediamatters.org/items/200804300008 On The Situation Room, Dana Bash uncritically aired a clip of Sen. John McCain saying of health care plans put forward by Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama: "This will accomplish one thing only. We will replace the inefficiency, irrationality, and uncontrolled costs of the current system with the inefficiency, irrationality, and uncontrolled costs of a government monopoly." In fact, neither Clinton nor Obama has proposed a "government monopoly" on insurance coverage; rather, both have called for individuals to choose their own insurance. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804300008 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:27:13 EST CNN continues trend of uncritically airing McCain's false attacks on Dems' health care plans http://mediamatters.org/items/200804290008 CNN's Dana Bash, Wolf Blitzer, and Kyra Phillips all uncritically aired video of Sen. John McCain's false attacks on Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton regarding health care, in which McCain suggested that the Democratic candidates favor a "one-size-fits-all, big-government takeover of health care," and that "[t]hey want the government to make the decisions." In fact, neither Obama nor Clinton has proposed a "big-government takeover of health care"; both have called for individuals to choose their own insurance. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804290008 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:40:49 EST NY Post's Hurt falsely claimed "most people believe the federal government is the only thing that could actually make health care worse" http://mediamatters.org/items/200804150010 The New York Post's Charles Hurt wrote that when Sen. Hillary Clinton proposed national health-care reform as first lady, "Americans revolted over her proposals," adding that "she still doesn't understand that most people believe the federal government is the only thing that could actually make health care worse." In fact, recent polling suggests that a majority of Americans support health-care reform proposals that expand the government's role. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804150010 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:17:12 EST Dobbs claimed there "isn't much difference" among the three candidates, except on Iraq http://mediamatters.org/items/200803310008 CNN's Lou Dobbs claimed that, "with the exception of Iraq, there isn't much difference among" Sens. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain. In fact, on health care, Obama and Clinton have both proposed plans to expand coverage, which McCain has denounced. Obama and Clinton also both support comprehensive immigration reform; McCain abandoned his previous support for comprehensive immigration legislation during his campaign for the Republican nomination. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803310008 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:30:00 EST