Health On The Hill – September 7, 2010

Jackie Judd, Kaiser Family Foundation; Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News; and Julie Rovner, NPR

As the Obama administration continues to implement the health care overhaul law, some myths – including a requirement that workers must pay taxes on their health insurance next year – have begun to circulate.


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