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Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
stated on August 16, 2012 a graphic on the Internet
Paul Ryan would "outlaw in vitro fertilization."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2012
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on July 29, 2012 a commentary in The Providence Journal
Rhode Island has "the most burdensome level of health-insurance mandates in the nation."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 12, 2012
stated on July 29, 2012 a television interview
President Obama and Nancy Pelosi said "Obamacare" would save money because "they factored in 10 years worth of tax revenue and only six and half years worth of expenses."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • August 8, 2012
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
stated on July 13, 2012 a radio interview
"The largest number of bankruptcies in our country are really as a result of health care."
Half-True
By Edward Fitzpatrick • July 29, 2012
Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts
stated on July 29, 2012 a panel discussion on "A Lively Experiment"
"Two thirds to three quarters of people without [health] insurance in Rhode Island work."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 8, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 1, 2012 an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
The United States has "the best health care delivery system in the world."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 28, 2012 a speech at the White House
"If you're one of the more than 250 million Americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 7, 2012 a speech
Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson said he wants to "do away with Medicare."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 28, 2012
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on June 9, 2012 her speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston
Says because of Texas lawmakers’ choices, "hundreds of thousands of women no longer have access to basic medical care, life-saving cancer screenings and contraception."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • June 27, 2012
Lamar Alexander
Lamar Alexander
stated on May 7, 2012 a speech on the Senate floor.
Says "we are overcharging students . . . to help pay for the health care law."
Half-True
By Bartholomew Sullivan • June 10, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on April 28, 2012 a conference call with reporters
Says the health care reform bill was paid for, in part, by taking money from students and the student loan system.
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • May 14, 2012
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
stated on May 3, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
"Just remember this: the president's health care bill put 30 million people on health care rolls that weren't there before."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • May 11, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 19, 2012 a Facebook post
"In 1993 the Republicans embraced a health platform that proudly features an individual mandate as its main component."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2012
Senate Republican Conference
Senate Republican Conference
stated on March 22, 2012 a Web video
"Up to 80 percent of small businesses will be forced to give up their current plans due to new Obamacare regulations."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • March 27, 2012
Elliott Naishtat
Elliott Naishtat
stated on March 5, 2012 an op-ed column
"Nearly 45 percent of the women who receive health screenings through (the Women’s Health Program) do so at a Planned Parenthood health center."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 24, 2012
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on March 23, 2012 an op-ed
According to the Congressional Budget Office, "as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance thanks to Obamacare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 23, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 15, 2012 a tweet
Says that in fiscal year 2010, "nearly 80 percent of women served" in the Texas Women’s Health Program received services from a provider other than a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 23, 2012
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on March 19, 2012 a campaign ad
Despite President Barack Obama's promise to cut healthcare costs, "the average cost of a family policy is up $1,300."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on March 11, 2012 a TV news show.
"We have $60 billion in 2010 in Medicare fraud."
Half-True
By Alex Kuffner • March 20, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 29, 2012 a campaign speech
Says the federal government "tells health insurance companies how much money they're allowed to keep of what they receive in revenues -- 15 percent."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • March 7, 2012
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