Latest Fact-Checks In Medicare

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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
WinSenate
WinSenate
stated on October 24, 2024 a Facebook ad
“Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.”
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By Mia Osmonbekov • November 4, 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
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 6, 2024 a speech
Nikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.”
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By Samantha Putterman • January 8, 2024
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on July 9, 2023 an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo
Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.”
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By Louis Jacobson, Sevana Wenn • July 13, 2023
DeSantis Watch
DeSantis Watch
stated on February 8, 2023 a Facebook post
"Ron DeSantis voted to cut $473 billion from Medicare."
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By Yacob Reyes • February 22, 2023
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on October 24, 2022 a political ad
“Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.”
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By Paul Specht • November 8, 2022
Abby Finkenauer
Abby Finkenauer
stated on December 9, 2021 a tweet
Chuck Grassley was “voting to slash Medicare” when voting against the debt ceiling bill.
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By Lyle Muller • December 17, 2021
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 3, 2021 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"The pharmaceutical industry has 1,400 lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now trying to stop" Medicare drug price negotiation.
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By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2021
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on November 19, 2020 Twitter
“Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.”
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • December 1, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 9, 2020 a TV campaign ad
Says Donald Trump “is pushing to slash Medicare benefits."
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By Stephanie Stapleton • October 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 10, 2020 a Facebook post
Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19.
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April 21, 2020
Daniel Lipinski
Daniel Lipinski
stated on February 14, 2020 a TV interview
Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.”
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 23, 2020
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on September 30, 2019 a tweet
"$575 billion cut from Medicare in Trump’s proposed 2020 budget."
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By Amy Sherman • October 3, 2019
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on March 12, 2019 a tweet
Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires."
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By Miriam Valverde • March 20, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 25, 2019 a CNN town hall event
Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund."
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By Jon Greenberg • March 6, 2019
Cory Gardner
Cory Gardner
stated on February 14, 2019 an interview
Says Kamala Harris said, "We will take their (health) insurance away."  
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February 21, 2019
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on November 7, 2018 a radio interview
Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care"  
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By D.L. Davis • November 30, 2018
Dan McCready
Dan McCready
stated on October 10, 2018 a debate
"Mark Harris has said he would cut Social Security and Medicare."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • November 2, 2018
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