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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
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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