Myth #8

• Category: Coverage

  • 2/3 of Americans who get health care through their employer will lose it.

    • MythThe Democrats propose "a government-controlled health care plan that will deprive www.etarepliquemontre.com roughly 120 million Americans of their current health care coverage replique montre.
      
      Two out of three Americans who get their health care through their employer would lose it under the House Democrat plan.

      FactThis report is from the Lewin Group, a health care consulting firm*. The report ran a number of scenarios, including what would happen if the government offered a public option that was a Medicare-style plan open to everyone. Their model found that 118 million people would choose to drop their private coverage in favor of cheaper public coverage.
      
      A main source of this information is the Lewin Group, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UnitedHealthCare Repliche Orologi Di Lusso,an insurance company that obviously has a vested interest in suppressing a public option. Therefore, their information is suspect. In addition, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that about 11 million people will end up enrolling in the public option.

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