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Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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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
Dave Brat
Dave Brat
stated on March 17, 2015 a written statement.
Repealing Obamacare saves "our nation more than $2 trillion."
False
By Warren Fiske • April 13, 2015
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 7, 2015 interviews with reporters
On expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
Full Flop
By Jon Greenberg • April 7, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 23, 2015 a tweet
Under Barack Obama, "the average cost of family health care premiums has increased by $4,154."  
Mostly False
April 7, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 25, 2015 a speech
The Affordable Care Act is "a major reason why we’ve seen 50,000 fewer preventable patient deaths in hospitals."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2015
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on March 13, 2015 a television interview
"Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 29, 2015
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on March 23, 2015 a statement on a website
U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy "voted to allow members of Congress to receive taxpayer-funded health care for life."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • March 25, 2015
Phil Robertson
Phil Robertson
stated on February 27, 2015 a speech at the CPAC conference
According to the CDC, "110 million Americans now have a sexually transmitted illness."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2015
NaturalNews.com
NaturalNews.com
stated on February 5, 2015 a story making the rounds on social media
The measles vaccine has killed 108 people in the last decade, while no one has died of measles.
False
By April Hunt • March 3, 2015
Bishop Thomas Tobin
Bishop Thomas Tobin
stated on January 22, 2015 a newspaper column
"Abortions account for 94 percent of the services provided for pregnant women by Planned Parenthood."
False
By Katie Mulvaney • March 2, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 1, 2015 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
Says President Barack Obama made "unilateral changes" to Obamacare "38 times."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • March 1, 2015
Texas Democratic Party
Texas Democratic Party
stated on February 12, 2015 a press release
More than 1 million Texans live without affordable health care because Rick Perry failed to "partner with the Legislature to find a Texas solution to closing the coverage gap."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2015
Jonah Goldberg
Jonah Goldberg
stated on February 13, 2015 a column in "National Review"
Homeopathy, acupuncture and aromatherapy "have been given elevated legitimacy under the Affordable Care Act."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2015
Marjorie Sanfilippo
Marjorie Sanfilippo
stated on February 16, 2015 a Florida Senate criminal justice committee hearing
"200,000 students attempt suicide every year on college campuses."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2015
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 5, 2014 an interview with the Texas Tribune and Washington Post.
"When I came into office, our vaccination rate in Texas was 65 percent. When I left two weeks ago, it was 95 percent."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 12, 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."
True
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
Bob Sears
Bob Sears
stated on February 2, 2015 an interview on CNN
"Every year in the United States between 3,000 and 4,500 severe vaccine reactions are reported to the Centers for Disease Control. Not mild reactions. Severe reactions that land somebody in the hospital, the intensive care unit or cause a permanent disability or death."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • February 3, 2015
Barbara Comstock
Barbara Comstock
stated on January 22, 2015 a tweet.
"Did you know under President Obama family health care premiums have increased $4,154 on the average?"
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • February 2, 2015
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