Blunt Oversells GOP Health Care Plan on CNN

MediaMatters fact-checked Roy Blunt's appearance on CNN yesterday, and -- this will shock you -- Blunt chose to play fast and loose with the facts.  Talking about the House GOP's health care plan, he claimed that "the Congressional Budget Office said would have reduced coverage cost for every single American that was gonna buy insurance."

This isn't actually what the CBO said.  The CBO looked at average rates for people who would still be covered under the GOP plan (52 million children and working-age people would remain uninsured), and said there would be "a great deal of uncertainty" for individuals and families.  And because Blunt and Republicans refused to follow through on their promise to make coverage affordable for people with pre-existing conditions, folks in poor health would certainly see higher rates -- if they find coverage. 

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