[O]ne of the areas where we can potentially see some saving is a lot of those patients are being seen in the emergency room anyway, and if we are increasing prevention, if we are increasing wellness programs, we're reducing the amount of emergency room care... - President Barack Obama, June 25, 2009 [T]hose of us with health insurance are also paying a hidden and growing tax for those without it -- about $1,000 per year that pays for somebody else's emergency room and charitable care...If there are affordable options and people still don't sign up for health insurance, it means we pay for these people's expensive emergency room visits. - President Barack Obama, September 9, 2009 The final bill [will] make sure that people are getting the care they need and the checkups they need and the screenings they need before they get sick -- which will save all of us money and reduce pressures on emergency rooms all across the country. - President Barack Obama, December 15, 2009 You can't get those savings if those people are still going to the emergency room. - President Barack Obama, March 3, 2010 [P]eople are no longer going to the emergency room and they now have good health care, they’re now getting preventive care. - President Barack Obama, September 24, 2013 [W]e’re obviously pleased with developments in Ohio and in states across the country where the decision to expand Medicaid has been made, because...that creates enormous benefits for those states in terms of reducing costs in emergency rooms... - White House spokesman Jay Carney, October 22, 2013 President Obama made a lot of promises in order to sell ObamaCare, and to protect the law from repeal, that have turned out to be false. He promised, "If you already have health insurance, the only thing that will change for you under this plan is the amount of money you will spend on premiums. That will be less." That turned out to be false. He promised, "in 2014, discriminating against anyone with a pre-existing condition will be prohibited." That too has proven false. He promised, "If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your health-care plan, you will be able to keep your health-care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what." False, false, and false. I could go on.
Reported by Forbes.com 18 hours ago.
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