Claim: The Washington Post reported on March 9 that Employers for a Healthy Economy, a coalition of business groups that includes the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, plans to spend up to $10 million running an ad about the effects of health care legislation on the economy. The ad, which portrays workers and businesses going through difficult times, says that "health care costs will go even higher" and that this will " a tough economy even worse." These claims need context.
Fact-check: Ad Serves Up a Dose of Exaggeration - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the washington post reported on march 9 that employers for a healthy economy, a coalition of business groups that includes the national association of manufacturers and the u.s. chamber of commerce, plans to spend up to $10 million running an ad about the effects of health care legislation on the economy. the ad, which portrays workers and businesses going through difficult times, says that "health care costs will go even higher" and that this will " a tough economy even worse." these claims need context.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2010-03-11T22:33:53