Fact Check Posts – Page 22

Barbara Boxer
stated on August 10, 2009 an interview with Rachel Maddow

"It's costing every American who is insured $1,100 to pick up the cost of uncompensated care that goes on at the emergency room."

By Catharine Richert • August 28, 2009

Ginny Brown-Waite
stated on August 24, 2009 a mailing

"Any government-run 'public' plan ... forces more employers to drop employee coverage due to rising costs and pay an additional 8% payroll tax for each worker."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 26, 2009

Barack Obama
stated on August 11, 2009 a town hall on health care

AARP is "endorsing" the health care reform bill.

By Catharine Richert • August 12, 2009

Democratic National Committee
stated on July 2, 2009 a television ad

Mitch McConnell opposed "legislation to create and protect Kentucky jobs . . . help for the unemployed. . . health care for Kentucky's children," and "fair pay for women."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 6, 2009

Mitch McConnell
stated on May 17, 2009 an interview on Fox News Sunday.

A public option for health care would end private insurance "because the private insurance people will not be able to compete with a government option."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 19, 2009

Conservatives for Patients' Rights
stated on April 27, 2009 a television ad

The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 11, 2009

Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2008 in a television ad

John McCain's health care plan "leaves you on your own to pay McCain’s health insurance tax."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 3, 2008

Sarah Palin
stated on October 2, 2008 St. Louis

Barack Obama's health care plan is "to mandate health care coverage and have a universal government-run program."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 2, 2008

John McCain
stated on July 7, 2008 remarks to reporters by campaign adviser Carly Fiorina in Washington, D.C.

"There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth-control medication."

By Kris Hundley • July 16, 2008

Hillary Clinton
stated on April 20, 2008 in a television ad

Barack Obama's health care plan "will cost taxpayers $1,700 more to cover each new person."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 21, 2008

John McCain
stated on January 30, 2008 a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.

Romney left Massachusetts "with a $245-million debt because of the big government-mandated health care system."

January 31, 2008

Mitt Romney
stated on January 5, 2008 a debate in Manchester, N.H.

Barack Obama "wants the government to take over health care, spend hundreds of billions of dollars of new money for health insurance for everyone."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 6, 2008

Barack Obama
stated on November 15, 2007 Las Vegas, Nev.

"I do provide universal health care."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 3, 2007

Barack Obama
stated on November 15, 2007 Las Vegas, Nev.

Obama says his health care plan is "universal."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 26, 2007

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 30, 2007 Philadelphia

"All of the records, as far as I know, about what we did with health care, those are already available."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 10, 2007

Mike Huckabee
stated on September 2, 2007

"The reality is, with a $2 trillion-a-year health care budget, we're spending more on health care, nearly 17 percent of our gross domestic product, versus 3.8 percent of GDP on the entire military budget."

By Michael Van Sickler • October 5, 2007

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