Claim: Note: We are retracting one of our Sept. 10 criticisms of President Obama's speech on health care. We said that he "overstated the degree of concentration in the insurance industry." We have continued to research the subject, and the following information turned up by our reporter D'Angelo Gore has led us to change our judgment. While the president may have overstated the findings of one study, we have now found others that show market concentration at least as severe as he described.
Fact-check: Retraction: Health Insurance Market Concentration - FactCheck.org
Verdict: note: we are retracting one of our sept. 10 criticisms of president obama's speech on health care. we said that he "overstated the degree of concentration in the insurance industry." we have continued to research the subject, and the following information turned up by our reporter d'angelo gore has led us to change our judgment. while the president may have overstated the findings of one study, we have now found others that show market concentration at least as severe as he described.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: D'Angelo Gore
Date published: 2009-09-16T17:24:11