Bridge Magazine’s ‘Truth Squad’ Confirms Accuracy of MDP Attacks on Schuette’s Record on Pre-Existing Health Conditions

As Bill Schuette tries to hide from his disastrous record on healthcare, Bridge Magazine’s “Truth Squad” is rating the Michigan Democratic Party’s claims about Schuette’s record of trying to rip healthcare away from people with pre-existing health conditions as “Fair.”

Bridge Magazine says a “Fair” rating means: “The ad or statement is generally accurate and fairly and credibly presents the speaker’s position on the issue at hand.”

“Here’s the truth Bill Schuette doesn’t want Michigan families to know: He spent years trying to rip healthcare away from people with pre-existing health conditions. And now he’s refusing to stand up to the Trump Administration’s attempt to rip their coverage away,” said Michigan Democratic Party Spokesperson Sam Newton. “No matter how he tries to spin it, Schuette simply can’t be trusted to protect healthcare as governor.”

Key Excerpts from Bridge Magazine’s “Truth Squad” Review:

  • The Michigan Democratic Party is accusing Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette of hypocrisy for telling people as he campaigns for governor that he supports insurance coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions, given that as attorney general he joined suits to strike down the Affordable Care Act, which includes those protections.
  • The claim: “Now that Bill Schuette’s disastrous healthcare agenda is becoming a major campaign issue, he is trying to claim that he will ‘make sure you have coverage for pre-existing conditions,’” the Michigan Democratic Party wrote in a recent news release. “However, the truth is Schuette spent years filing lawsuits to rip healthcare away from people with pre-existing conditions and is refusing to stand up to the Trump Administration’s ongoing attempt to take their coverage away.”
  • As attorney general, Schuette’s office has joined multiple lawsuits challenging the ACA, known as “Obamacare,” by making Michigan a party in the suit or via an amicus brief.
  • …the thrust of the Democratic attack is about Schuette’s actions, not his words. And in joining litigation to strike down Obamacare without presenting concrete plans for how Michiganders with pre-existing conditions could preserve the same access to health care, Schuette opened the door to legitimate debate (and partisan criticism) about his track record.
  • Truth Squad finds Michigan Democratic Party’s claims to be fair.
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