Tuesday morning, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius announced on Twitter:
Big news! Nearly 6 in 10 uninsured Americans will #GetCovered for less than $100/month starting Jan 1 #Obamacare #ACA pic.twitter.com/RimQkFIuPJ
— Kathleen Sebelius (@Sebelius) September 17, 2013
— Kathleen Sebelius (@Sebelius) September 17, 2013
However, while Sebelius’s claim sounds like a sure thing (“will” get covered,) the accompanying graphic is somewhat less unequivocal, employing the phrase “can”get covered. But the truth is even one additional step removed. The HHS press release, which Sebelius refers to but does not link to, reads as follows [emphasis added]:
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