Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Jack Falanagan
Jack Falanagan
stated on March 10, 2016 a speech
Says New Hampshire’s second congressional district includes two counties where "almost 5 percent if not more" of residents are enrolled in the state’s expanded Medicaid program.
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By Clay Wirestone • April 15, 2016
Joe Pitts
Joe Pitts
stated on March 10, 2016 a Medium post
"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 21, 2016
John Cortes
John Cortes
stated on January 13, 2016 a House Health Innovation Subcommittee meeting
"Anyone can die of a toothache."
True
By Joshua Gillin • January 26, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 his State of the Union speech
"Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law."
True
By Lauren Carroll • January 13, 2016
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on December 3, 2015 an interview
"Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years."  
True
December 23, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on December 19, 2015 the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate
The United States spends "almost three times per capita what they spend in the U.K." on health care and "50 percent more than they pay in France."
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By Jon Greenberg • December 20, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 5, 2015 a radio interview
"Probably less than 4 percent" of Wisconsin residents "are enjoying the subsidies" from Obamacare.
True
By Sarah Hauer • December 2, 2015
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on September 29, 2015 a speech
"60 percent of all Americans do not want to see Planned Parenthood defunded."
True
October 14, 2015
Mary Mannix
Mary Mannix
stated on September 16, 2015 a news conference.
"Just about half of rural hospitals operate in the red in Virginia. They operate at a loss."  
True
By Sean Gorman • September 22, 2015
Joe Pojman
Joe Pojman
stated on July 28, 2015 addressing a rally outside the Texas Capitol
"The State of Texas is funding … women’s health services at historically high levels; they just increased their level another $50 million for the next two years."
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 4, 2015
Dan Gecker
Dan Gecker
stated on August 18, 2015 a candidates' forum.
"Of the 25 wealthiest nations, we're the only one that doesn't provide basic health coverage."  
True
By Sean Gorman • September 1, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 31, 2015 a speech to the National Urban League in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
"African-American children are 500 percent more likely to die from asthma than white kids."
True
August 11, 2015
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman
stated on May 22, 2015 a social media post
Says Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has stated that supporting the "right to health care ... means you believe in slavery."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2015
Ron Fournier
Ron Fournier
stated on May 10, 2015 a pundit panel on "Face the Nation"
Says Mike Huckabee appeared in diabetes infomercials to endorse "cures and treatments that no health agency supports."
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By Katie Sanders • May 13, 2015
Evan Bayh
Evan Bayh
stated on April 2, 2015 an interview in Concord, N.H.
"The fastest-growing part of the Pentagon’s budget are health care expenses."
True
By Clay Wirestone • April 21, 2015
Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts
stated on March 2, 2015 a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group
"More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 19, 2015
Katty Kay
Katty Kay
stated on February 8, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"There are countries in Africa where they have higher vaccination rates than here in the United States."
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By Katie Sanders • February 8, 2015
Elizabeth Cohen
Elizabeth Cohen
stated on February 2, 2015 an interview with Anderson Cooper
"If someone is in a room that has measles and leaves and you walk in two hours later, you could get measles from that person."
True
By Katie Sanders • February 4, 2015
Celine Gounder
Celine Gounder
stated on February 3, 2015 an interview on CNN
"Measles is one of the most common causes of child blindness worldwide."
True
By Katie Sanders • February 4, 2015
Allen Peake
Allen Peake
stated on December 3, 2014 a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol
Unlike marijuana, medical cannabis oil cannot get you high.
True
By April Hunt • December 9, 2014
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