“Obamacare has death panels! Government will ration your care!”

What You Say

PolitiFact named 'death panels' the 2009 Lie of the Year — the claim misrepresented end-of-life counseling as government euthanasia boards. ACA premium tax credits expanded coverage to millions; KFF documents what happens when those credits expire. The real rationing is unaffordable deductibles in a for-profit system — not Medicare advisory boards that were never enacted.