Like their national counterparts, local opponents of health care reform are resorting to desperate measures to persuade people to avoid purchasing insurance through the exchange. A Minnesota group led by a fervent Tea Party idelogue named Twila Brace has posted an ominous billboard near the Minnesota State Fairgrounds implying that people won’t be able choose their own doctor. It’s misinformation, of course, but what’s more interesting is Brace’s open admission of her desire to sabotage Obamacare:
“We look at the exchange as the Achilles heel of ObamaCare,” Twila Brace, the council’s executive director, told KARE Monday.
“And we know if the Exchange does not move forward, neither will ObamaCare, so that is why our focus is on stopping the exchange through lack of enrollment.”
MNsure will have to work hard to counter this propaganda in the coming months. People are already easily confused when it comes to understanding health insurance and they’ll need reassurance that signing up is in their best interests.
