Nets Downplay Confirmed Premium Reductions In House Health Care Bill

Nicholas Fondacaro | May 24, 2017
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Early Tuesday evening, the non-partisan and often inaccurate Congressional Budget Office released its latest score for the revamped American Health Care Act. The big Three Networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) were quick to latch onto the claim that 23 million people would be without health insurance. None of them mentioned how that figure comes from many people choosing not to buy the health care they are forced to by the government. They also downplayed how many with health insurance would get relief from their skyrocketing premiums.

“Next to another developing headline involving millions of Americans who could lose their health insurance,” announced ABC News Anchor David Muir during World News Tonight setting Republicans up as villains. “At town halls across the country, we have reported on Americans angry and concerned, asking questions about what will happen to their insurance.” He handed the report off to Mary Bruce, who wasted no time in playing clips of angry crowds shouting at Republican representatives.

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