Secretary Sebelius at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana: Misinformation hampering health reform

The federal secretary of Health and Human Services said misinformation about health care reform has hampered the effort to actually implement reform.

"There’s been a lot of misinformation out there," said Kathleen Sebelius, who visited Missoula Monday with Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., before traveling on Libby.

From the so-called "death panels" to small employers who believe health care reform will cost them more instead of less, the misinformation spread by reform opponents has been yet another barrier between Americans and better, less expensive health care.

"We just have to have some time to get the information out," said Sebelius, who appeared at St. Patrick Hospital for a town hall meeting that focused primarily on community health care centers like Missoula’s Partnership Health Center.

By MICHAEL MOORE of the Missoulian

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