Latest Fact Checks By Phil Galewitz

Florida Sen. Rick Scott off-base in claim that Medicare premiums are rising due to inflation

By Phil Galewitz

November 23, 2021

An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.”

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Ron DeSantis advances questionable link between lockdowns and despair

By Phil Galewitz

February 23, 2021

The result of lockdowns “has been the destruction of millions of lives across America as well as increased deaths from suicide, substance abuse and despair…

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Graham says N.Y., Calif. and Mass. get over a third of ACA money. The latest data say they don’t.

By Phil Galewitz

October 28, 2020

“Under the Affordable Care Act, three states get 35% of the money, folks. Can you name them? I'll help you: California, New York and Massachusetts.”

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Fact-check: Ron DeSantis says COVID-19 is a lower risk for school-aged kids than flu

By Phil Galewitz

August 20, 2020

“The fact is that in terms of the risk to schoolkids, this is lower risk than seasonal influenza.”

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Trump’s Medicaid Chief Labels Medicaid ‘Mediocre.’ Is It?

By Phil Galewitz

February 20, 2020

"Yet, for all that spending, health outcomes today on Medicaid are mediocre and many patients have difficulty accessing care.”

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