The historic Supreme Court ruling upholding President Obama’s health care law has not stopped opponents from unleashing a new torrent of false claims, ranging from distortions of the facts to outright lies. Unlike the legal battle, these claims will have to be adjudicated in the court of public opinion.
As Third Way recommended in a previous memo about responding to the Supreme Court decision, supporters of the law need to use the ruling to explain how the law will benefit the middle class and the country. But supporters also need to deflect egregious myths in order to ensure the public can hear about the benefits over the din of the debate.
This memo busts twelve myths about health care reform.
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