“Media reports stating that we plan to drop health care coverage for our employees are completely false,” said Steve Russell, a senior vice president and head of human resources for McDonald’s, in a written response to the article. “These reports are purely speculative and misleading.”

That sentiment was echoed by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today.

“The McDonald’s story is flat out wrong, and I am sorry that they were not more accurate in their reporting,” she said.