Claim: The United Kingdom's Department of Health may not have expected to face such harsh criticism during debate of overhauling the health care system here in the United States. As we've repeatedly said, neither President Obama nor the major health care bills in Congress call for replicating the U.K.'s government-run and government-provided system. But our neighbors across the pond would have to smile – or perhaps laugh out loud – at this claim, courtesy of the conservative Investor's Business Daily: IBD editorial,
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Verdict: the united kingdom's department of health may not have expected to face such harsh criticism during debate of overhauling the health care system here in the united states. as we've repeatedly said, neither president obama nor the major health care bills in congress call for replicating the u.k.'s government-run and government-provided system. but our neighbors across the pond would have to smile – or perhaps laugh out loud – at this claim, courtesy of the conservative investor's business daily: ibd editorial,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2009-08-11T19:31:00