The President Should Appoint Another CZAR - the Fact Check Czar

Scott Harrington: Fact-Checking the President on Health Insurance - WSJ.com: "To highlight abusive practices, Mr. Obama referred to an Illinois man who 'lost his coverage in the middle of chemotherapy because his insurer found he hadn't reported gallstones that he didn't even know about.' The president continued: 'They delayed his treatment, and he died because of it.'

Although the president has used this example previously, his conclusion is contradicted by the transcript of a June 16 hearing on industry practices before the Subcommittee of Oversight and Investigation of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The deceased's sister testified that the insurer reinstated her brother's coverage following intervention by the Illinois Attorney General's Office. She testified that her brother received a prescribed stem-cell transplant within the desired three- to four-week 'window of opportunity' from 'one of the most renowned doctors in the whole world on the specific routine,' that the procedure 'was extremely successful,' and that 'it extended his life nearly three and a half years.'"

This column is well worth reading. The President, while essentially calling his opponents liars, is going around repeatedly citing bogus statistics and examples to support his health plan. This cites two anecdotes the President uses, as well as his attack on Alabama insurers, which range from highly suspect to completely wrong. You'd think with so many new positions created in the White House, they could find someone to check their facts.