Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 14, 2022 an ad
Adam Laxalt "wants to restrict" and "worked to limit access to birth control."
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June 23, 2022
Sarah Godlewski
Sarah Godlewski
stated on February 18, 2022 Campaign statement
"Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019."
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By D.L. Davis • March 8, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 10, 2022 a speech
“Millions of hardworking Americans will no longer have to worry about unexpected medical bills.”
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By Victoria Knight • March 1, 2022
Pramila Jayapal
Pramila Jayapal
stated on August 30, 2021 an Instagram post
“The average hospital stay for a case of COVID-19 costs about $17,064. The vaccine is free.”
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By Miriam Valverde • September 2, 2021
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 1, 2021 an interview on MSNBC
"Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed."
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By Chris Nichols • June 7, 2021
Kim Reynolds
Kim Reynolds
stated on November 10, 2020 a press conference
"If you can’t get a test through Test Iowa, there are multiple other sites: your doctor, your clinics, your pharmacies, the stroke detection clinic centers."
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By Brooklyn Draisey • November 18, 2020
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on November 7, 2020 a Tweet
“Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 17, 2020
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on September 26, 2020 a campaign ad
"Mike Parson opposes protections for pre-existing conditions.”
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By William Skipworth • October 30, 2020
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on October 21, 2020 a debate
"I am for protecting pre-existing conditions. … I actually co-sponsored legislation to do just that."
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 30, 2020
Jill Schupp
Jill Schupp
stated on September 16, 2020 a Facebook post
Says U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner “voted five times against protecting pre-existing conditions."
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By Noah Crider • October 29, 2020
Jon Hoadley
Jon Hoadley
stated on October 13, 2020 a TV ad
Upton “voted a dozen times to kick thousands of Michigan families off their health insurance and eliminate protections for preexisting conditions”
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By Clara Hendrickson • October 28, 2020
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on October 4, 2020 a Facebook post
Says "Gov. Parson’s administration purged 100,000 kids from Medicaid rolls."
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By William Skipworth • October 23, 2020
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on October 7, 2020 a Facebook ad
Says "David Schweikert took over $120,000 from the drug industry and voted against legislation to lower prescription drug prices."
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By Jon Greenberg • October 19, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 29, 2020 in comments during the first presidential debate
“There's 100 million people that have preexisting conditions.”
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By Victoria Knight • October 1, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 27, 2020 a speech
Says Amy Coney Barrett “has a written track record, disagreeing adamantly with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ACA. In fact, she publicly criticized Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion upholding the law eight years ago.”
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 28, 2020
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 15, 2020 a media briefing
“Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.”
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By Eric Litke • September 16, 2020
Ryan Holets
Ryan Holets
stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the Republican National Convention
“Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.”
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By Julie Appleby • August 27, 2020
Carol Miller
Carol Miller
stated on July 30, 2020 a tweet
“In West Virginia alone, overdoses have increased by 50% during the #COVID-19 pandemic.”
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By Patrick Orsagos • August 19, 2020
Rashida Tlaib
Rashida Tlaib
stated on June 4, 2020 a tweet
“Detroit spent $294 million on police last year, and $9 million on health.”
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By Clara Hendrickson • June 16, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 21, 2020 a statement
Says President Donald Trump “took more than a month to allocate Congress’ emergency funding to tribes — and only did so after tribes sued.”
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By Miriam Valverde • June 1, 2020
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