Latest Fact-Checks In Medicare

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Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 30, 2019 a tweet
"The United States is the ONLY industrialized country without universal healthcare."    
True
By D.L. Davis • June 21, 2019
Stacey Evans
Stacey Evans
stated on June 12, 2017 a campaign video
"I helped win one of the biggest private lawsuits against Medicare fraud in history. The government declined to pursue the case, so my firm did, and we recovered $324 million for taxpayers."
True
By Manuela Tobias • July 14, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 5, 2017 a tweet
The federal government is prohibited "from negotiating lower prescription drug prices for our senior citizens."
True
January 17, 2017
Peter Orszag
Peter Orszag
stated on December 15, 2013 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
"Medicare costs have slowed down dramatically. In fact, the first two months of this fiscal year, Medicare costs were down even in nominal terms relative to the previous year."
True
By Louis Jacobson • December 18, 2013
Steve Israel
Steve Israel
stated on November 6, 2013 an interview on MSNBC
"Things went wrong with the Medicare prescription D plan that George Bush rolled out."
True
By Steve Contorno • November 13, 2013
Ted Poe
Ted Poe
stated on April 25, 2013 an interview on Fox Business Network
Says new Medicare billing guidelines "have nine codes for (injuries by) turkeys."
True
By Becky Bowers • April 30, 2013
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 11, 2012 a debate in Danville, Ky.
"There's not one Democrat who endorses" the Romney-Ryan Medicare plan.
True
By Molly Moorhead • October 12, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on September 5, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan attacked the president for "the same amount of Medicare savings that (Ryan) had in his own budget."
True
By Becky Bowers • September 6, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on August 15, 2012 an interview
Federal law adopted "under Tommy Thompson's watch" prohibits the government from negotiating for "better prices" on prescription drugs for senior citizens
True
September 4, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 26, 2012 a campaign ad
"In 2008, candidate Barack Obama attacked John McCain for proposing cuts to Medicare."
True
By Molly Moorhead • August 26, 2012
Stephanie Cutter
Stephanie Cutter
stated on August 12, 2012 an interview on "Face the Nation"
Says Paul Ryan's budget relies on the same $700 billion in savings from Medicare that Mitt Romney and other Republicans have been attacking Democrats about.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 15, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 20, 2012 a web video ad
President Barack Obama "reduced the cost of prescription drugs for nearly 3.6 million Americans in 2011."
True
By Molly Moorhead • March 27, 2012
Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader
stated on February 2, 2012 congressional website
In just a few decades, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, other mandatory spending programs, and paying interest due on the debt will eclipse our entire budget.
True
By Charles Pope • February 3, 2012
Bob Corker
Bob Corker
stated on November 8, 2011 a USA Today column.
A typical married couple "will contribute $119,000" into Medicare but will "receive $357,000 in Medicare benefits over their lifetimes."
True
By Michael Collins • January 24, 2012
Suzanne Bonamici
Suzanne Bonamici
stated on January 10, 2012 a debate
"My opponent on day one of this campaign attacked me on Medicare and Medicare Advantage and that claim was found to be False."
True
By Janie Har • January 14, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on November 1, 2011 a congressional hearing
"A couple retiring today will pay about $119,000 in lifetime Medicare taxes and receive about $357,000 in lifetime Medicare benefits. ... about 3 bucks in benefits for every dollar in taxes."
True
By Tom Feran • November 8, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on July 16, 2011 an interview with the 'Telegraph'
"When the Republicans were in charge, they actually expanded government health care with the prescription drug program."
True
By Jake Berry • July 25, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on May 24, 2011 a speech in the House of Representatives
The average person "will pay $6,000 more a year" under Rep. Paul Ryan's Medicare proposal.
True
By Sabrina Eaton • June 13, 2011
Janice Hahn
Janice Hahn
stated on June 7, 2011 a TV ad
Says Craig Huey called Planned Parenthood a "murder mill."
True
June 8, 2011
David Stockman
David Stockman
stated on May 1, 2011 an interview on 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour'
Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal cuts "nothing" from Medicare, Social Security or defense in the next two to three years, and "in three years, he does not cut one dime from the debt."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 4, 2011
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