Monday, October 8, 2012

Romney's Post-Debate Hangover - Pre-existing Conditions

Of all the glaring inaccuracies in Romney's debating last Wednesday against President Obama, the most egregious was likely his claim that under his health plan, people with pre-existing conditions will be guaranteed coverage. What he should have said, according to his own staff, was that he will leave it up to the states to decide whether to protect individuals with pre-existing conditions. It isn't surprising that Romney would make this misleading statement, considering how popular that provision of the ACA is.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Agreed. Pretty egregious lie. Paul Krugman also had a nice piece in NYT which breaks it down: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/05/opinion/krugman-romneys-sick-joke.html?_r=0