The Census is Being Manipulated to Skew Obamacare Numbers

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• Apr 16 2014

  

  Obamacare Truthers at MSNBC

  Apr 16 2014krugman.blogs.nytimes.com

  Obamacare, Paul Krugman & The Census is Being Manipulated to Skew Obamacare Numbers
  Just a quick note in support of government statisticians. They do an incredibly important job, and by and large do it very well. They’ve also maintained a well-deserved reputation for staying out of the political fray, of acting as civil servants, not party apparatchiks. You can argue that the Census decision to change its health-insurance questionnaire starting with the 2013 data wasn’t such a good idea — in fact, I know a number of health care experts who are dismayed. But it’s really quite vile to have talk-show hosts who quite literally know nothing about the field, other than that they’re against covering the uninsured, casually accusing Census of “cooking the books” to support Obamacare.

Related Repeated Lies & Misinformation

Started	Repeated Lie	About		Rank
2013	Small Businesses Dropping Majority of Employees Due to ACA	Obamacare	1
Republicans are falsely claiming the Affordable Care Act has forced upwards of 75 percent of small business owners to fire employees or to cut their hours so they won't have to pay for health insurance coverage. In actuality, only 17 percent of businesses have notified their employees that there will be layoffs or their hours will be cut.
2013 NOV	Medicaid Expansion Will Bankrupt States	Medicaid & Obamacare	0
Many Republican states have claimed they rejected Medicaid expansion because it would have bankrupted their state. In actuality, multiple independent economic experts insist that expanding Medicaid will be very favorable to the states because of the out sized role the Federal Government plays and also the savings that states will realize by not using other vital resources on their uninsured citizens.
2013 NOV	Medicaid Doesn't Provide Quality Health Coverage	Medicaid & Obamacare	0
Many Republicans claim that Medicaid doesn't provide quality health coverage. The truth of the matter is that Medicaid has improved the lives and provided quality coverage to millions of citizens. States that have expanded Medicaid have documented lower costs because individuals that would have typically gone to the emergency room for routine care now go to their physician, which costs much less.
2013 OCT	Millions Will Lose Health Insurance Under Obamacare	Obamacare	4
The Republican Party has been pushing a new line of attack against the Affordable Care Act by falsely claiming that millions of Americans are receiving cancellation notices from their health insurance providers. What Republicans are neglecting to say is that the majority of individuals receiving these notices are enrolled in plans that do not meet the ACA standards and most will be paying less once they enroll in the coverage in the insurance marketplace.
2013 OCT	Medicaid Expansion Will Force Doctors To Turn Away Patients	Medicaid & Obamacare	0
Conservatives are claiming that doctors will turn away new Medicaid patients, making it difficult for these new patients to receive medical care. The truth of the matter is that Obamacare address physicians concerns by increasing provider reimbursement rates by an average of 73 percent.
2013 OCT	HealthCare.gov cost over $500 milllion to create	Obamacare	5
Right wing reporters and politicians have claimed that HealthCare.gov has cost anywhere between $500 million to $1 billion to create. Actual cost of creating the website totaled out to $118 million followed up by an additional $54 million for IT support.