Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 16, 2025 remarks to reporters
Stock prices for health insurance companies are “up over 1,000% over a short period of time.”
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By Louis Jacobson • November 19, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on September 19, 2025 an X post
Thirty percent of U.S. medical residents are international medical graduates, and 10,000 of 43,000 residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders.
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By Maria Briceño • October 2, 2025
John Thune
John Thune
stated on May 30, 2025 an interview with KOTA
“A lot of times, health care comes with a job.”
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By Arielle Zionts • June 27, 2025
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on May 12, 2025 a post on X
“Republicans just unveiled their ‘big, beautiful bill,’ which will take Medicaid & health insurance away from 13.7 million Americans.”
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By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2025
Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
stated on February 20, 2025 a TikTok video
“Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.”
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By Suz Redfearn • March 18, 2025
A Better Wisconsin Together
A Better Wisconsin Together
stated on February 24, 2025 Social media ads
“71 out of 72 Wisconsin counties filed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma. Brad Schimel refused to join them.”
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By Hope Karnopp • March 11, 2025
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on September 27, 2024 un anuncio de campaña
El expresidente Donald Trump quiere eliminar la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio.
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By Samantha Putterman • October 25, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on September 27, 2024 a campaign ad
Former President Donald Trump wants to take away the Affordable Care Act.
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By Samantha Putterman • October 24, 2024
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
stated on June 5, 2024 News release
Republican legislatures “have targeted birth control” and in Wisconsin “refused to schedule a vote on a bill that would have codified a right to birth control.”
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By Hope Karnopp • June 14, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 19, 2024 a speech
Donald Trump wants to terminate the Affordable Care Act.
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By Samantha Putterman • June 3, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 19, 2024 a speech
Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries "was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a month."
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By Samantha Putterman • April 2, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 7, 2024 his State of the Union address
“We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.”
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By Amy Sherman • March 11, 2024
Opportunity Wisconsin
Opportunity Wisconsin
stated on September 14, 2023 News release
"The repeal of Roe v. Wade has exacerbated the state’s OB-GYN shortage as residency programs report a decline in enrollment due to the inability of residents to receive training in-state."
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By Madeline Heim • October 25, 2023
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 30, 2023 an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union”
"We pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more than the people of any other country."
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By Michelle Andrews • May 18, 2023
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on April 14, 2023 a speech to the National Rifle Association
"In the 1960s, liberals emptied our psych wards."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 20, 2023
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on December 11, 2022 an interview on CNN
“We have 85 million Americans who have no health insurance.”
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By Amy Sherman • December 13, 2022
Elaine Luria
Elaine Luria
stated on September 14, 2022 a tweet.
“Jen Kiggans’ campaign confirmed today that she would support a national abortion ban.”
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By Warren Fiske • September 26, 2022
Power to the Patients
Power to the Patients
stated on April 19, 2022 a television ad
About a federal hospital price transparency requirement, “Nobody’s enforcing that law.”
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By Julie Appleby • August 9, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 14, 2022 an ad
Adam Laxalt "supports eliminating Nevada's protections for legal abortions."
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June 23, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 15, 2022 a post
“Due to the baby formula shortage Tricare will now pay to have it shipped directly to you.”
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By Monique Curet • May 18, 2022
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