Myth #2: A government takeover

Obamacare will lead to a government takeover of health care.
-Mitt Romney, 05/11/2012
Actually, the health care law provides Americans with a choice of private health insurance plans; it does not offer a public option or provide Medicare-for-all as some members of Congress proposed. Instead, it lets individuals choose their own coverage and provides them a menu that compares the price and quality of insurance plans.
Read more in our new memo debunking the 12 biggest myths about the Affordable Care Act.
