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Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Richard Besser
Richard Besser
stated on February 1, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"It used to be that the only children at school who weren't vaccinated were those who had true medical" conditions. "Now there are 19 states that allow personal belief exemptions."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • February 1, 2015
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
stated on January 10, 2015 a tweet
"Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 1, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 25, 2015 an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes"
The Affordable Care Act "basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2015
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on January 13, 2015 a report on health care costs
"Insured Floridians pay about $2,000 for every hospital stay to cover the cost of the uninsured."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 28, 2015
Stuart Varney
Stuart Varney
stated on January 27, 2015 an interview on Fox News' "America's Newsroom"
"It will cost $50,000 per enrollee in Obamacare over the next 10 years."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • January 28, 2015
Andy Puzder
Andy Puzder
stated on January 13, 2015 an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
"Obamacare has caused millions of full-time jobs to become part-time."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2015
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 1, 2015 a chain email
New tax increases that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, "all passed under the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • January 5, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 11, 2014 an interview
Two-thirds of the federal budget is "permanent law ... it's permanently appropriated."
Mostly True
December 19, 2014
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on November 30, 2014 an interview
"A single parent with a couple kids can easily get $35,000 a year" in public assistance in Wisconsin. 
Mostly False
December 12, 2014
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
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on November 11, 2014 a radio interview
"We've had the lowest health care inflation in history because of Obamacare."  
Mostly False
December 5, 2014
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on November 25, 2014 remarks at the National Press Club
In 2010, uninsured voters made up "about 5 percent of the electorate."
True
By Lauren Carroll • December 4, 2014
Anne Nolan
Anne Nolan
stated on November 12, 2014 a Journal commentary
"In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 23, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 19, 2014 an interview on Fox News
In the 2014 elections, "the American people overwhelmingly said we don't want Obamacare … and we don't want amnesty."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 16, 2014 Brisbane, Australia, for the G20 summit
Says Jonathan Gruber was "some adviser who never worked on our staff."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • November 19, 2014
Dana Loesch
Dana Loesch
stated on November 13, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show"
"4.7 million people have lost their insurance in 32 states" due to Obamacare.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • November 18, 2014
Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz
stated on November 13, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show"
Repeal of Obamacare would "take away health care for 10.3 million Americans" who have received coverage since Oct. 1, 2013.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • November 18, 2014
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on November 13, 2014 a news conference
"I don't know who (Jonathan Gruber) is."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2014
AmericanNews.com
AmericanNews.com
stated on September 2, 2014 an article
"According to recent reports, a group of death panels organized under Obamacare ordered their first execution."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Burns • November 11, 2014
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on November 5, 2014 a broadcast of "Hannity" on Fox News
Every new Republican member of the U.S. Senate said they "will vote to repeal and replace Obamacare."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • November 10, 2014
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