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Right wing parrots Rush’s attacks on health care provisions in the stimulus.
Think Progress —
... in 2004. What’s more, the Wonk Room notes that far from monitoring doctors or requiring private physicians to abide by treatment protocol, the two provisions will reduce health care costs and improve the quality of health care treatments. ...
A conservative lie case study
Political Animal —
... of Health Information Technology, which will "monitor treatments to make sure your doctor is doing what the federal government deems appropriate and cost effective." McCaughey said the federal government would then "'guide' your doctor's decisions," adding, "Keeping doctors informed of the newest medical findings is important, but enforcing uniformity goes too far." The claim, not surprisingly, isn't true. The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology isn't "new"; it was created by George W. Bush five years ago. More importantly, the measure is ...
Progressive Breakfast: Thinking Big
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... the more generous House approach.
Oxdown Gazette's TobyWolin mocks whining from Senate obstructionists: "The other item which borders on the delusional is his platform that as long as the GOP held the reins of power in the WH and Congress – the private sector boomed. I'd like him to say that to the hundreds of thousands of people whose jobs have been overseas'd during the last 25 years (before the 3.6 million lost theirs over the past 13 months)."
Wonk Room: "Right Wing Launches Smear Campaign Against Popular Health Provisions"
TARP ...
Father Jonathan Morris Promotes Stimulus Bill Falsehoods While Complaining That The Democratic Authors Are Untrustworthy
News Hounds —
... who are promoting the false talking points that the economic stimulus bill contains a provision that allows the government to dictate to physicians which medical procedures are permissible. In fact, the bill does not contain such a provision. Father Morris also falsely alleged that the bill contains money “to support Planned Parenthood” (a provision that was ...
Conservative Media Echo Chamber Promotes Right-Wing Health Care Propagandist Betsy McCaughey
Think Progress —
... and Fox News. Yesterday and today, McCaughey made appearances on two Fox News shows and Lou Dobbs’ CNN show in order to promote her misinformation. Watch it: ...
Amity Shlaes does it again
Political Animal —
... the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology; Bush did, five years ago . (I've looked for Shlaes' criticism of this from the time, but can't seem to find any.) Just as importantly, this office is neither "sinister" nor "government-run health care" (nor "Matrix"-like). It's not even controversial -- this is about an electronic records system for physicians and hospitals. It saves money and improves care. If Shlaes disagrees, fine, she can the case. But her column on this is both odd and misleading.— ...
Lester Feder: Grassley to Limbaugh: Keep Distorting Health Reform
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... , Fox News, and others recently launched a smear campaign against a provision in the stimulus bill designed to gather research that will help doctors and patients choose the treatments that work the best, and avoid unnecessary spending. This, said Fox, “appear [s]to set the stage for health care rationing for seniors, new limits on medical research, and new rules guiding decisions doctors can make about your health care.” ...
If You Want Health Reform, Reconciliation Must Be On the Table
Matthew Yglesias —
... to head the Department of Health and Human Service, Republicans misrepresented the intent of health information technology and comparative effectiveness research in the stimulus, encouraged smear groups to lie about CER and health IT, invited ...
Bob Wachter on Rationing Health Care
Newshoggers.com —
Pay-for-Play Betsy McCaughey Resigns from Medical Device-Maker Board
Firedoglake —
... Ideology may not be the only factor driving Betsy McCaughey’s propaganda campaign against two health care provisions in the stimulus bill.
As Health Care Renewal points out, “not noted in Betsy McCaughey’s op-ed article was that she is currently on the board of directors of Cantel Medical, a device company, and formerly on the board of Genta, a biotechnology company.”
In fact, according to a Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership Securities from the Securities and Exchange Commission, McCaughey received 750 shares of stock ...
Remember the last time McCaughey lied?
Political Animal —
... which will "monitor treatments to make sure your doctor is doing what the federal government deems appropriate and cost effective." McCaughey said the federal government would then "'guide' your doctor's decisions," adding, "Keeping doctors informed of the newest medical findings is important, but enforcing uniformity goes too far." Was any of this true? Not even a little. The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology wasn't "new"; it was created by George W. Bush five years ago . More importantly, the measure ...
