Sorting Fact From Fiction on Health Care

In recent town-hall meetings, President Barack Obama has called for a national debate on health-care reform based on facts. It is fact that more than 40 million Americans lack coverage and spiraling costs are a burden on individuals, families and our economy. There is broad consensus that these problems must be addressed. But the public is skeptical that their current clinical care is substandard and that no government bureaucrat will come between them and ... Full Story »

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Patricia Blochowiak
2.3
by Patricia Blochowiak - Aug. 31, 2009

The authors pick and choose between various available studies, ignoring too many. They don't make it clear that they are valuing "responsiveness" over the infant mortality statistics that earn the U.S. low ratings by international raters. The authors imply a lack of support for increasing coverage not consistent with many of the polls of doctors and of the general public. In summary, this story is very misleading and doesn't deserve to be printed.

"Reform" without either the public option or a single payer program is merely a policy that will increase insurance company profits.

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Patricia's Rating

Overall
2.3

Poor
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Quality
2.4
Facts
3.0
Fairness
1.0
Information
3.0
Insight
2.0
Sourcing
3.0
Style
3.0
Accuracy
2.0
Balance
1.0
Context
2.0
Depth
2.0
Enterprise
2.0
Expertise
4.0
Originality
2.0
Relevance
4.0
Transparency
1.0
Responsibility
2.0
Popularity
2.0
Recommendation
1.0
Credibility
3.0
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