WaPo's Factchecker Grades Obama Harshly on Obamacare

Washington Post Fact Checker gave President Obama three Pinocchios for claiming in a press conference that the Affordable Care Act was responsible for the slowdown in health care costs overall and the slowdown in Medicare costs in particular. This seems more than a bit harsh.

First, there are some clear misstatements, Obama referred to savings on Medicare and Medicaid, even though he just said "Medicare." Also, he was referring to projected savings in 2020, even though his comments implied th...