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Released: August 12, 2010

Groups shed light on health care law

Source: Richard Wolf, USA Today

True or false: The new health care law will cut Medicare benefits for seniors. It will slash Medicare payments to doctors. It will ration health care. In three polls conducted last month, large percentages of Americans answered “true” to each statement. All three are false.

Six weeks before the nation’s health care delivery system begins a huge transformation, confusion reigns. For example: The debunked idea raised by opponents during congressional debate that “death panels” could make end-of-life decisions is seen as real by nearly half of those surveyed.

Many key parts of the new law, signed by President Obama in March, take effect in several stages beginning next month and continuing through 2015. Because it’s so complex, consumer advocates worry that people won’t take advantage of its benefits, so they have embarked on a nationwide education campaign.

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