California Republicans are desperate and shameless. In the past two weeks, GOP Assembly members have sent mailings out on what appears to be the state's dime to their constituents about health insurance. Only, they don't direct those people to CoveredCA.com to sign up. Instead, they send them to their own astroturf version at the URL CoveringHealthCareCA.com.
Republicans in the California State Assembly are directing voters to a website purporting to be a "resource guide" for the state's new health care exchange. However, the GOP-backed guide to "helping you navigate federal health care changes" paints the Affordable Care Act in a largely negative light.
The site, Coveringhealthcareca.com, features different sections for insured individuals, uninsured individuals and employers, as well as for seniors and young adults. Each section offers details on what the new law means for each group. However, those details are often drawn from Republican talking points on the law's drawbacks.
Article also notes the site was created in August but has been the subject of recent mailers to constituents.
Hey, this is a funny trick! Crooks and Liars lets us know that Republican members of the California Assembly have been sending out informational mailers (PDF link) directing people to a website that will answer all their questions about the new healthcare law. Isn’t that nice of them? The mailer directs them to CoveringHealthCareCA.com, which looks like a super-official health insurance site, but is actually run by the Assembly’s Republican Caucus, and provides decidedly slanted “resources” about the dystopian future of healthcare.
Crooks and Liars apparently broke this:
http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/california-assembly-gop-ast...
California Republicans are desperate and shameless. In the past two weeks, GOP Assembly members have sent mailings out on what appears to be the state's dime to their constituents about health insurance. Only, they don't direct those people to CoveredCA.com to sign up. Instead, they send them to their own astroturf version at the URL CoveringHealthCareCA.com.
HuffPo:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/03/california-republic...
Republicans in the California State Assembly are directing voters to a website purporting to be a "resource guide" for the state's new health care exchange. However, the GOP-backed guide to "helping you navigate federal health care changes" paints the Affordable Care Act in a largely negative light.
The site, Coveringhealthcareca.com, features different sections for insured individuals, uninsured individuals and employers, as well as for seniors and young adults. Each section offers details on what the new law means for each group. However, those details are often drawn from Republican talking points on the law's drawbacks.
Article also notes the site was created in August but has been the subject of recent mailers to constituents.
Wonkette offers its own spin:
http://wonkette.com/535557/hero-california-republicans-do-th...
Hey, this is a funny trick! Crooks and Liars lets us know that Republican members of the California Assembly have been sending out informational mailers (PDF link) directing people to a website that will answer all their questions about the new healthcare law. Isn’t that nice of them? The mailer directs them to CoveringHealthCareCA.com, which looks like a super-official health insurance site, but is actually run by the Assembly’s Republican Caucus, and provides decidedly slanted “resources” about the dystopian future of healthcare.