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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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