Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 4, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Democratic Senate candidate "Bruce Braley voted to cut $700 billion from Medicare to support Obamacare."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on August 23, 2014 a TV ad
Greg Abbott was "charged with overseeing the state cancer research fund. But he let his wealthiest donors take tens of millions of taxpayer dollars without proper oversight. They showered Abbott with gifts and free vacations."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 31, 2014
Don't Let Florida Go To Pot
Don't Let Florida Go To Pot
stated on August 5, 2014 on their website
"25 percent of all drug-related fatal vehicle accidents in the U.S. involve marijuana."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • August 5, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 9, 2014 a YouTube video
Says Alison Lundergan Grimes "supports Obamacare, which cuts $700 billion from seniors’ Medicare."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 10, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 2, 2014 a tweet
"Expanding Medicaid would create 63k jobs."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 9, 2014
Donny Deutsch
Donny Deutsch
stated on July 1, 2014 comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"13 percent of Americans, the lowest ever, are without health care."  
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • July 8, 2014
Washington Examiner
Washington Examiner
stated on June 9, 2014 opinion piece
U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn has avoided taking a stand on Obamacare.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher, Nick Fouriezos • June 27, 2014
David Scott
David Scott
stated on May 27, 2014 WABE
"We’ve got an average of 5,600 soldiers committing suicide. That’s about 20 a day."
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By April Hunt • June 6, 2014
Texas Right to Life
Texas Right to Life
stated on May 14, 2014 a video ad
In Texas, "a faceless hospital panel can deny life-sustaining care, giving you only 10 days to find another facility for your mother, dad, or young child, even if the patient is conscious."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2014
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on May 28, 2014 an interview
"400,000 Oregonians have gained access to health care" through the Affordable Care Act.
Half-True
By Dana Tims • May 30, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on May 23, 2014 a tweet
41,200 veterans in Florida "don’t have health care because Scott didn’t expand Medicaid."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 28, 2014
Don't Let Florida Go To Pot
Don't Let Florida Go To Pot
stated on May 20, 2014 the group's website
A proposed amendment "allows a teenager to get a recommendation for medical marijuana without the consent of a parent."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • May 22, 2014
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on May 3, 2014 an interview
"Explosive growth in Medicare" is the reason federal deficit spending is predicted to top $1 trillion again after falling to $600 billion annually.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 11, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 15, 2014 an ad
Under his leadership, more people in Wisconsin "have access to health care."
Half-True
May 7, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 1, 2014 a public address
"More than 3 million young adults ... have gained insurance under (the Affordable Care Act) by staying on their family’s plan."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • April 7, 2014
Organizing for Action
Organizing for Action
stated on March 26, 2014 a fundraising email
A Koch brothers group is "going to college campuses, giving away free booze to try to bribe young folks out of getting health insurance."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • April 1, 2014
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on March 31, 2014 an interview
"There are still more people uninsured today than when Obama was elected president."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • March 31, 2014
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on March 25, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "Jansing & Co."
"Women take birth control, more than half of them, as a medication for other conditions."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • March 26, 2014
Allen Peake
Allen Peake
stated on March 3, 2014 a meeting
Every child in Colorado who has been given medical marijuana for treatment for seizures has had diminished seizure activity.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • March 11, 2014
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on February 27, 2014 an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times"
About half the people who would qualify for Medicaid expansion in Florida "can buy a health care plan for $30 a month" on the federal health care exchange.
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin, Steve Contorno • March 7, 2014
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