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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
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."

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By Louis Jacobson • March 21, 2016

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
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
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

By Tom Kertscher • December 23, 2015

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
stated on November 5, 2015 a radio interview:

"Probably less than 4 percent" of Wisconsin residents "are enjoying the subsidies" from Obamacare.

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By Sarah Hauer • December 2, 2015

Gwen Moore
stated on September 29, 2015 a speech:

"60 percent of all Americans do not want to see Planned Parenthood defunded."

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By Tom Kertscher • October 14, 2015

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
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
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
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

By Christian Belanger • August 11, 2015

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
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."

True

By Katie Sanders • May 13, 2015

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
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
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
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
stated on February 3, 2015 an interview on CNN:

"Measles is one of the most common causes of child blindness worldwide."

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By Katie Sanders • February 4, 2015

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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