More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
Media fearmongering over Republican plans to repeal and replace ObamaCare reached a fever pitch on Tuesday, as all three network morning shows seized on a Congressional Budget Office report that selectively examined the impact of repealing the law without passing replacement legislation. Despite that being in direct contradiction with GOP proposals, the hosts and correspondents ran with the news anyway.
On NBC’s Today, while reporting on the upcoming Senate confirmation hearing for President-elect Trump’s Health and Human Services nominee, Congressman Tom Price, correspondent Hallie Jackson sounded the alarm: “Price's public exam hot on the heels of a new report showing what could happen if the Affordable Care Act is repealed without a replacement. The projection? 18 million Americans could lose insurance after the first year. 32 million Americans could lose it after ten years. Premiums potentially spiking 20 to 25%.”