Claim: The claim that the House bill would amount to "government-run health care" suffered a blow last week, when the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the so-called "public plan" in the revised bill wouldn't offer much in the way of competition to private insurers. But that hasn't stopped Republicans from repeating the claim. For several months, we've been debunking assertions that Democratic health care bills call for a Canadian or British-type system in which everyone is insured,
Fact-check: The "Government-Run" Mantra - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the claim that the house bill would amount to "government-run health care" suffered a blow last week, when the congressional budget office estimated that the so-called "public plan" in the revised bill wouldn't offer much in the way of competition to private insurers. but that hasn't stopped republicans from repeating the claim. for several months, we've been debunking assertions that democratic health care bills call for a canadian or british-type system in which everyone is insured,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2009-11-06T18:34:01