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Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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House Republican Conference
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."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 4, 2009
Patrick Kennedy
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."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 30, 2009
John Boehner
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."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 28, 2009
Charlie Crist
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."
False
By Catharine Richert • October 23, 2009
Gun Owners of America
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."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2009
Glenn Beck
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.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2009
Chain email
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."
False
October 14, 2009
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on October 12, 2009 a television advertisement
"Baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust laws."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on September 26, 2009 an appearance on Larry King Live
"The majority actually want single-payer health care."
False
October 1, 2009
House Republican Conference
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.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 30, 2009
Bruce Braley
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."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2009
National Right to Life Committee
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."
False
September 21, 2009
Health Care for America Now
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."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2009
Barack Obama
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."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2009
Howard Dean
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."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 15, 2009
Thomas Sowell
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."
False
By Ian Jannetta • September 15, 2009
Chain email
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."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 11, 2009
Barack Obama
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.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 10, 2009
Joe Wilson
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.)
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 10, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 9, 2009 a speech to Congress
Preventive care "saves money."
False
By Catharine Richert • September 10, 2009
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