ACA PunditFact 11/20/13

#ACA crafted for EmployerProvidedHealthInsurance (50% of total market) to keep existing plans. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/oct/29/david-axelrod/david-axelrod-says-vast-majority-americans-will-ke/

#ACA crafted for GovtManagedMedicare/Medicaid (30% of total market) to keep existing plans. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/oct/29/david-axelrod/david-axelrod-says-vast-majority-americans-will-ke/

#ACA raises standards in IndividualMarket (6% of total) & makes many plans offered obsolete. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/oct/29/david-axelrod/david-axelrod-says-vast-majority-americans-will-ke/

Experts-no precise data re: HealthCarePlanChanges but agreed the number will be small. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/oct/29/david-axelrod/david-axelrod-says-vast-majority-americans-will-ke/

Ezekiel Emanuel’s- #ACA "doesn’t require insurance companies to cancel plans" hinges on a technicality & mostly false. http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2013/nov/03/ezekiel-emanuel/ezekiel-emanuel-says-insurance-companies-canceling/

#ACA mandates policyholders B covered for 10 'EssentialHealthBenefits' except grandfathered plans. http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2013/nov/03/ezekiel-emanuel/ezekiel-emanuel-says-insurance-companies-canceling/

It is up to insurers how they comply with #ACA -little doubt ACA is influencing changes in coverage. http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2013/nov/03/ezekiel-emanuel/ezekiel-emanuel-says-insurance-companies-canceling/

About 16% of Americans are uninsured. http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2013/nov/03/van-jones/amid-swarm-canceled-policies-van-jones-says-indivi/