Jeff Merkley: Says the Affordable Care Act has already reduced the number of uninsured in Oregon by 10 percent.

PolitiFact Oregon:

The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Has the new health care law helped Oregon reduce the number of unisured by 10 percent?

News that hundreds of thousands of Americans would not actually be able to keep their exact health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act has buffeted Washington. President Barack Obama and aides have had to repeatedly defend themselves against cries that they lied to the public. Obama isn’t alone, either. Anger about this revelation has turned into fodder for attacks on a number of Democrats including Oregon’s own Sen. Jeff Merkley. The Republican National Committee recently announced it had launched robocalls against the senator -- along with 10 other Democrats up for re-election -- accusing them of lying about the ... >> More

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