CNN's Roberts cites Lewin Group study for Heritage, ignores CBO on public plan enrollment

SUMMARY: On August 11, CNN anchor John Roberts reported that "critics of these plans say people will be forced into this public health care plan," but cited only "a study done for the Heritage Foundation by the Lewin Group [that] says 88 million people ... will be forced into the public plan." However, Roberts ignored that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) "estimate[s] ... the number of enrollees in the public plan would be substantially smaller than the Lewin Group's," predicting that only approximately 5 million people* would switch from employer coverage to the public plan.

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