President Trump and health care: a content analysis of misleading statements

Abstract Background This study examines President Trump’s misleading language in the area of health care. According to ‘The Washington Post’, President Trump has made over 10 000 misleading or false statements about public policy. Methods We use content analysis to examine the 662 health-related sta...

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Published inJournal of public health (Oxford, England) Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. e482 - e486
Main Author Hatcher, William
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 23.11.2020
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public health communications
health policy
misleading statements
President Trump
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Summary:Abstract Background This study examines President Trump’s misleading language in the area of health care. According to ‘The Washington Post’, President Trump has made over 10 000 misleading or false statements about public policy. Methods We use content analysis to examine the 662 health-related statements made over the period from his inauguration on 20 January 2017 to 27 April 2019. Results Analysis of these statements identified seven themes, and we also found that a plurality of the statements spreads false information about the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. Discussion President Trump’s misleading statements about health care are unprecedented and potentially damaging to public health. The communications may adversely affect the public’s knowledge about their health care, their understanding of the health care system and their understanding of health care procedures.
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ISSN:1741-3842
1741-3850
DOI:10.1093/pubmed/fdz176