-- Rebuttal “Obamacare Great” Claim Facts Sen. Rubio VO: “News reports say 300,000 Made Similar Claim, PolitiFact Called “Mostly health plans cancelled.” False” SUPER: 300,000 Health Plans in In October 2013, PolitiFact rated a similar claim by Senator Florida Canceled Some Floridians Marco Rubio, that 300,000 people would lose their health – losing health insurance plans. coverage, as “mostly false.” [PolitiFact, ] The St. Augustine Record, October 23, 2013 See Appendix A AP: Ad Relies on Information that “Is Not Accurate” On the morning the ad was released, Florida Associated Press reporter Gary Fineout tweeted the following: The campaign of @FLGovScott launches new $2mil ad going after @CharlieCrist over Obamacare [twitter.com, ] But new ad from @FLGovScott Let’s Get to Work TV relies on information regarding cancellation of health plans that is not accurate [twitter.com, ] See Appendix E AP: Most Customers have “Kept Their Plans” On the morning the ad was released, Florida Associated Press reporter Gary Fineout tweeted the following: Fla. Blue spokesman this month told @kkennedyAP that most of those initially notified about losing their plan have their “kept plans” [twitter.com, ] See Appendix B FL Blue not Senior VP: “We are Terminating Anyone’s Coverage.” In October 2013, Jon Urbanek, a senior vice president at Florida Blue told the Florida Times Union, is more of a “This are not transition…We terminating anyone’s coverage.” [Florida Times Union, 10/23/13] See Appendix B The Floridians losing health Phrase “Some insurance plans”
“Obamacare Great” -- Rebuttal Claim Facts VO: “News reports say 300,000 health plans cancelled.” SUPER: 300,000 Health Plans in Florida Canceled – Some Floridians losing health insurance plans. The St. Augustine Record, October 23, 2013 Sen. Rubio Made Similar Claim, PolitiFact Called “Mostly False” In October 2013, PolitiFact rated a similar claim by Senator Marco Rubio, that 300,000 people would lose their health coverage, as “mostly false.” [PolitiFact, ] See Appendix A AP: Ad Relies on Information that “Is Not Accurate” On the morning the ad was released, Florida Associated Press reporter Gary Fineout tweeted the following: The campaign of @FLGovScott launches new $2mil ad going after @CharlieCrist over Obamacare [twitter.com, ] But new Let’s Get to Work TV ad from @FLGovScott relies on information regarding cancellation of health plans that is not accurate [twitter.com, ] See Appendix E AP: Most Customers have “Kept Their Plans” On the morning the ad was released, Florida Associated Press reporter Gary Fineout tweeted the following: Fla. Blue spokesman this month told @kkennedyAP that most of those initially notified about losing their plan have “kept their plans” [twitter.com, ] See Appendix B FL Blue Senior VP: “We are not Terminating Anyone’s Coverage.” In October 2013, Jon Urbanek, a senior vice president at Florida Blue told the Florida Times Union, “This is more of a transition…We are not terminating anyone’s coverage.” [Florida Times Union, 10/23/13] See Appendix B The Phrase “Some Floridians losing health insurance plans”