After claiming public option would increase health bill costs, Special Report doesn't note contrary CBO finding

Media Matters | Jul. 6, 2009 (News Analysis)

On Special Report, Carl Cameron and Brit Hume previously claimed that adding a public insurance option would substantially increase the cost of the Senate health committee's health reform bill, but the program has yet to note the CBO's finding to the contrary. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Media, Health
Topics: Media and Politics, Health Care, Ethics in Journalism, Mainstream Media, Media Ownership
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jul 6, 2009 - 11:53 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jul 6, 2009 - 11:53 PM PDT
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The story shows the mainstream media news persistently misreporting the cost of health care proposals by omitting estimates that have come out lower than initial estimates.

Corporate right wing bias corrupts the news.

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