Fact Check Posts – Page 25

House Republican Conference
stated on October 29, 2009 a news release:

Health care reform "establishes a new board of federal bureaucrats (the 'Health Benefits Advisory Committee') to dictate the health plans that all individuals must purchase."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 4, 2009

Patrick Kennedy
stated on October 27, 2009 a speech on the House floor. :

"One-third of the health care dollar goes to no such thing as health care; it goes to the insurance companies."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 30, 2009

John Boehner
stated on October 26, 2009 a statement on his Web site:

"Forcing Americans off of their current health coverage and onto a government-run plan isn't the answer, but that's exactly what the Democrats' plan would do."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 28, 2009

Charlie Crist
stated on October 21, 2009 a Fox News interview:

"Usually it's about $900 a month to get health coverage. (Florida's program has) reduced that, on average, to about $150 a month."

By Catharine Richert • October 23, 2009

Gun Owners of America
stated on October 9, 2009 an alert to members:

The Baucus health care bill "could be used to ban guns in home self-defense."

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2009

Glenn Beck
stated on October 12, 2009 a statement on his Fox News Channel program:

Forty-five percent of doctors "say they'll quit" if health care reform passes.

By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2009

Chain email
stated on September 9, 2009 a chain e-mail:

An Iowa policy "provides for a state round up of Iowa citizens who might be exposed to the swine flu virus."

By Robert Farley • October 14, 2009

Americans United for Change
stated on October 12, 2009 a television advertisement:

"Baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust laws."

By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2009

Michael Moore
stated on September 26, 2009 an appearance on Larry King Live:

"The majority actually want single-payer health care."

By Robert Farley • October 1, 2009

House Republican Conference
stated on September 22, 2009 an article on its Web site:

Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 30, 2009

Bruce Braley
stated on September 16, 2009 a speech on the House floor:

"Recent census data shows that the average American family spends over $13,000 a year for health care coverage."

By Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2009

National Right to Life Committee
stated on September 16, 2009 a press release:

"Under the Baucus bill ... federal funds would subsidize coverage of elective abortions."

By Robert Farley • September 21, 2009

Health Care for America Now
stated on September 15, 2009 a television advertisement:

Health insurance companies deny "1 out of 5 treatments prescribed by doctors."

By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2009

Barack Obama
stated on September 9, 2009 a speech to a joint session of Congress:

Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it."

By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2009

Howard Dean
stated on September 13, 2009 remarks on NBC's Meet the Press:

"Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't."

By Louis Jacobson • September 15, 2009

Thomas Sowell
stated on September 8, 2009 a column in Investor's Business Daily.:

The Obama administration "was successful in rushing a massive spending bill through Congress in just two days — after which it sat on the president's desk for three days, while he was away on vacation."

By Ian Jannetta • September 15, 2009

Chain email
stated on August 24, 2009 a message forwarded to many people:

A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 11, 2009

Barack Obama
stated on September 9, 2009 a speech to Congress:

Health reform will "give every American the same opportunity" to buy health insurance the way members of Congress do.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 10, 2009

Joe Wilson
stated on September 9, 2009 the audience at a joint session of Congress:

"You lie!" (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.)

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 10, 2009

Barack Obama
stated on September 9, 2009 a speech to Congress:

Preventive care "saves money."

By Catharine Richert • September 10, 2009

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