Posted on 22 May 2012. Tags: Affordable Care, Care Act, Center For Medicare And Medicaid, Center For Medicare And Medicaid Services, Competitive Bidding Process, Foundation Points, Health Care Bill, Health Care Law, Heritage Foundation, Lachlan, Markey, Medicare And Medicaid, Medicare Benefits, Medicare Medicaid, Porter Novelli, Pr Week, Preventive Benefits, Private Health Insurance, Public Affairs Office, Taxpayer Money
The Hill reports today, “The Health and Human Services Department has signed a $20 million contract with a public-relations firm to highlight part of the Affordable Care Act.” According to PR Week, which first reported on the contract, “‘The campaign will inform the American people about the many preventive benefits now available to those [...]
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Posted on 25 March 2011. Tags: Advocacy Group, Andy Griffith, Andy Of Mayberry, Billable Hours, Cnn, Cnn Poll, Deceptive Claims, Fellow Seniors, Freedom Of Information Act, Health Care Bill, Health Care Law, Journal Editors, Media Consulting, Medicare Benefits, New Health Care, Porter Novelli, Taxpayer Money, Tv Ads, Wall Street Journal, Wsj
The Wall Street Journal editors write today, “We don’t work for the government, but here’s our ‘save’ suggestion: How about not spending some $3.5 million to deceptively promote ObamaCare? It turns out it cost the Health and Human Services Department $2.78 million to buy airtime for three cable TV ads last year, [...]
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Posted on 02 August 2010. Tags: Andy Griffith, Benefit Cuts, Casual Listener, Congressional Budget Office, Factcheck Org, Fictional Town, Health Care Law, Medicare, Medicare Beneficiaries, Medicare Benefits, Medicare Plans, Medicare Recipients, New Health Care, New Tv, Senior Citizens, Taxpayer Money, Tv Spot, Weasel, Weasel Word, Weasels
FactCheck.org Says “The Promise That ‘Benefits Will Remain The Same’ Is Just As Fictional As The Town Of Mayberry Was When Griffith Played The Local Sheriff” “Like Always, We’ll Have Our Guaranteed [Medicare] Benefits.” (“An Important Message From Medicare With Andy Griffith,” HHS, 7/29/10) “Would The Sheriff Of Mayberry Mislead You About Medicare? Alas, Yes.” [...]
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Posted on 12 August 2009. Tags: Aarp, Bus Plan, Congress, Disinformation, Elderly Care, Elderly Health, Granny, Health Care Plan, Health Care Reform, Health Plan, Legislators, Major Health, Medicare, Medicare Benefits, Medicare Sort, Novel Idea, Proposal, Reform Bills, Seniors
The Throw Granny Under The Bus Plan Overall public support for President Obama’s Health Care proposal is dropping like a rock as people read and understand what it contains. The President says there is a lot of disinformation out there, then proves it by lying about support from the AARP. “We have the AARP on [...]
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