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JonLeibowitz

(6,282 posts)
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 04:29 PM Jan 2016

Politifact: Chelsea Clinton mischaracterizes Bernie Sanders' health care plan

Ruling:

Chelsea Clinton said Sanders’ health care plan would "empower" governors "to take away health insurance for low-income and middle-income working Americans."

Under Sanders’ plan, Americans would lose their current health insurance. However, his proposal would replace their health insurance and cover the currently uninsured. The program would auto-enroll every citizen and legal resident, all of whom would be entitled to benefits. While the plan would give governors authority to administer health insurance within their states, it includes provisions to allow federal authorities to take over if the governors refuse to implement it.

It’s impossible to predict with certainty how Sanders’ plan would play out in real life. But Clinton’s statement makes it sound like Sanders’ plan would leave many people uninsured, which is antithetical to the goal of Sanders’ proposal: universal health care.

We rate her claim Mostly False.


Much more at:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jan/14/chelsea-clinton/chelsea-clinton-mischaracterizes-bernie-sanders-he/
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Politifact: Chelsea Clinton mischaracterizes Bernie Sanders' health care plan (Original Post) JonLeibowitz Jan 2016 OP
Will the noozepapers actually print this one????? ViseGrip Jan 2016 #1
Not likely. Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #2
 

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)
2. Not likely.
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 05:50 PM
Jan 2016

She is still the daughter of a candidate and I think the MSM will give her a pass. If she does it again, then maybe she gets called out in a bigger way.


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