People are spending millions to get you to believe these 5 myths about Obamacare

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With just over a month to go before Obamacare’s state-level marketplaces open for business, the rhetoric swirling around the implementation of the health reform law has intensified. And thanks to a mounting pile of media-manufactured “scandals” that Obamacare opponents claim will bring down the law, it can be difficult to separate the facts from the fiction.

Of course, implementing health reform won’t be flawless at every step of the way. But it’s also not exactly the train wreck that opponents claim. Here are five popular myths circulating about Obamacare’s
presumed impact that you shouldn’t be so quick to believe:

1. Obamacare will cause young people’s insurance premiums to skyrocket.

Mainstream media outlets and conservative pundits have consistently speculated about impending “rate shock” under Obamacare, claiming that the young and healthy Americans who will be required to buy health insurance under the law will face very high premiums. As states finalize the plans that they will offer on Obamacare’s new insurance marketplaces, stories focusing on the “huge premium spikes” due to the health law have added fuel to the fire.

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2. Obamacare is incredibly unpopular, so most Americans want to get rid of it and Congress wants to exempt itself from it.

One of the most widespread talking points against the health reform law is that no one actually likes it. Obamacare opponents consistently point to polls that say Americans want to repeal the law, and have recently claimed that the law is so distasteful that Congress is trying to exempt itself from it.

THE REST:

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/08/28/2534121/obamacare-myths/