ADADAdditionally, an aide to Ohio state Sen. Steve Huffman (R) confirmed in a brief interview that the lawmaker’s op-ed criticizing Medicare-for-all was written with the help of Kathleen DeLand, an Ohio-based lobbyist. ADNeither of the consultants who helped write the op-eds would confirm or deny whether they had been hired by the Partnership for America’s Health Care Future. In emails to reporters, the partnership linked to op-eds written by these state lawmakers, at one point citing them as evidence that “voices throughout the nation” oppose Medicare-for-all. “I think there’s a certain ethical obligation to be upfront about who wrote the editorial.”The emails appear to show extensive outside involvement in the Montana lawmakers’ op-eds. Gross also said she listened to MacDonald’s description of the Partnership for America’s Health Care Future and supported the group’s message.

Source: Washington Post December 02, 2019 16:13 UTC