Five Health Reform Whoppers | Michael D. Tanner | Cato Institute: Commentary

Five Health Reform Whoppers | Michael D. Tanner | Cato Institute: Commentary: "The White House Council of Economic Advisers just released a report arguing that the reforms before Congress would reduce the growth in health costs, cut the federal budget deficits and produce thousands of dollars in benefits for the average family. The problem is that just a few days earlier a report from the president's own chief health care actuary concluded that the bill the Senate is considering would actually increase U.S. health spending by $234 billion over the next 10 years and hurt seniors' access to care.

But then, reformers have generally had trouble telling fact from fiction. Among the biggest whoppers ..."