Summary Liberal groups have hit TV and radio with ads praising the idea of a public health insurance plan, an option that President Obama and other Democrats support as part of changes to the health care system. But the ads lack context and could well mislead the public: A TV ad by Health Care for America Now asks, "What if we stripped away the 13 billion dollar insurance company profits?" Our answer: It wouldn’t make much of a difference. The ad fails to mention that the figure... Click to Read the Full Post
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Ad Serves Up a Dose of Exaggeration
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