ObamaCare ‘Bill of Rights’ Already Debunked

President Obama Promises Americans Will Be Able To See The Doctor Of Their Choice:

“Americans will be able to keep the primary care doctor or pediatrician they choose. You will be able to see an OB-GYN without a referral. You'll be able seek emergency care at a hospital outside the plan's network, without fighting to get approval from an insurance company first.” (President Barack Obama, Remarks introducing the Patients’ Bill of Rights, 6/22/2010)

FACT CHECK: Doctors Already Turning Away Patients Thanks To Heavy Financial Burden:

“The number of doctors refusing new Medicare patients because of low government payment rates is setting a new high, just six months before millions of Baby Boomers begin enrolling in the government health care program. Recent surveys by national and state medical societies have found more doctors limiting Medicare patients...The AARP, the nation's largest consumer group representing seniors, is taking notice. Some U.S. areas already face a shortage of primary care physicians. Policy director John Rother says the trend away from Medicare threatens to make it worse. ‘I'm making a statement,’ says Leah McCormack, a New York City dermatologist. ‘Many physicians are really being forced out of private practice.’” (Richard Wolf, “Doctors limit new Medicare patients,” USA Today, 6/21/2010)