Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. The Columbus Dispatch has tried for over 8 months to guilt the Ohio General Assembly into expanding Medicaid, backing Governor John Kasich’s fight for Obamacare funding by giving advocates of the policy glowing coverage and marginalizing critics. Since Gov. Kasich released his budget plan on February 4, Dispatch reporters have… Continue reading Columbus Dispatch Devotes 8 Months to Medicaid Expansion Advocacy
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Columbus Dispatch Gives Medicaid Expansion Backers a Giant Boost
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. News coverage from The Columbus Dispatch quoted supporters of Medicaid expansion 114 times between February 4 and June 18 while quoting the policy’s opponents just 40 times, a review of Dispatch reporting reveals. Based on a LexisNexis search, the paper reported on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Medicaid expansion… Continue reading Columbus Dispatch Gives Medicaid Expansion Backers a Giant Boost
5 More Columbus Dispatch Stories Promoting Medicaid Expansion
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. The Columbus Dispatch’s promotion of Medicaid expansion over the past four months has extended into the paper’s news coverage, as Media Trackers showed yesterday with 5 examples. Here are 5 more news stories where Dispatch reporting was tilted heavily in favor of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Medicaid… Continue reading 5 More Columbus Dispatch Stories Promoting Medicaid Expansion
5 Columbus Dispatch News Stories Promoting Medicaid Expansion
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Advocacy of Medicaid expansion from The Columbus Dispatch hasn’t been limited to the paper’s opinion pages. The Dispatch has aided Governor John Kasich’s push for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Medicaid expansion with months of slanted news coverage. Here are 5 of the worst examples. “In an 8,900-word State… Continue reading 5 Columbus Dispatch News Stories Promoting Medicaid Expansion
Kasich Medicaid Expansion Rally Gets a Boost from Columbus Dispatch
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. The Columbus Dispatch continued its push for Medicaid expansion with a staggeringly incomplete March 15 story about an Ohio Coalition for Healthy Communities rally addressed by Governor John Kasich. Members of the Ohio Coalition for Healthy Communities include AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, and Pfizer, but Dispatch reporter Alan Johnson described the group as… Continue reading Kasich Medicaid Expansion Rally Gets a Boost from Columbus Dispatch
Newspapers Ignore Facts Central to Medicaid Expansion Fight
Ohio’s major newspapers have failed to recognize that Governor John Kasich’s case for Medicaid expansion rests on several misleading or outright false claims, reporting Kasich administration statements without asking simple followup questions. Meanwhile, opponents of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Medicaid expansion are marginalized when acknowledged at all. On March 13, the… Continue reading Newspapers Ignore Facts Central to Medicaid Expansion Fight