Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Jimmy Kimmel's Back-And-Forth With Bill Cassidy Captures Confusion, Rhetoric Around Hurried Health Bill
The Washington Post Fact Checker: Sen. Cassidy’s Rebuttal To Jimmy Kimmel: ‘More People Will Have Coverage’
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel attacked Cassidy over the health-care repeal plan crafted by Cassidy and Sens. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), Dean Heller (R-Nev.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) as a last-ditch effort to replace the Affordable Care Act. Kimmel asserted, among other things, that the proposed law “will kick about 30 million Americans off insurance. ”Firing back, Cassidy flatly stated that “more people will have coverage … There are more people who will be covered through this bill than under the status quo.” (Kessler, 9/21)
PolitiFact: Bill Cassidy Offers Misleading Defense In Face-Off With Jimmy Kimmel
Following a sharp rebuke by late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., hit the airwaves on Sept. 20 to defend his bill that would undo much of the Affordable Care Act. ... We decided to take a closer look at the way Cassidy described the potential impact of his bill. We found that, according to the best available analysis, Cassidy is not fully accurate about the funding increase. (Jacobson, 9/20)
Bloomberg: Jimmy Kimmel Spat Shows Confusion Over Rushed Health Bill’s Effects
The proposal would end the Affordable Care Act’s guarantee that people with pre-existing medical conditions can’t be charged more for insurance -- though the measure’s sponsors say they would still be protected. (Dennis and Tracer, 9/20)
San Francisco Chronicle: Critics Of GOP Health Bill Turn Jimmy Kimmel’s Tirade Into Political Weapon
As Senate Republicans promised to push their latest effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act to a vote next week, their Democratic counterparts sought Wednesday to take advantage of a late-night broadside by television host Jimmy Kimmel against a replacement plan. (Lochhead, 9/20)
Huffington Post: Livid Kimmel Turns Up The Heat On Sen. Cassidy For A 2nd Night
Kimmel used the opening monologue of his Tuesday “Jimmy Kimmel Live” show to slam Cassidy and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), co-sponsors of a measure that would end the Affordable Care Act. ... Kimmel accused Cassidy of lying to him during the senator’s appearance on his show in May, when the lawmaker pledged that no family would be denied medical care because they couldn’t afford it. (Visser, 9/21)
