Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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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."
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By Lauren Carroll • December 4, 2014
James Carr
James Carr
stated on September 20, 2014 an interview
"Before World War II, very few people actually had health insurance."
True
By Sean Gorman • October 30, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on October 20, 2014 a campaign debate
"Ninety-five percent of Oregonians now have health insurance coverage, tens of thousands for the very first time."
True
By Dana Tims • October 20, 2014
The Rhode Island Catholic
The Rhode Island Catholic
stated on October 2, 2014 a newspaper editorial
Almost every state has offered an insurance plan on its health exchange that does not cover abortion.
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By Alex Kuffner • October 17, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on September 29, 2014 a news release
Says Scott Brown "co-sponsored legislation to let employers deny women coverage for birth control."
True
By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2014
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on April 6, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
"When people enter the service, there’s not a mental health evaluation."
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By Steve Contorno • April 6, 2014
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on January 13, 2014 a speech.
"Seventy percent of all uninsured live in households in which at least one person is working."
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By Nancy Madsen • February 17, 2014
Monica Wehby
Monica Wehby
stated on January 10, 2014 a town meeting in La Grande
Some businesses in Oregon "are having to shrink back their businesses as a result of the law."
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By Dana Tims • February 6, 2014
Patty Murray
Patty Murray
stated on January 22, 2014 an online statement
In the past three years, state legislatures have "enacted more of these restrictions (on abortion) than in the previous 10 years combined."
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By Julie Kliegman • January 24, 2014
Carol Shea-Porter
Carol Shea-Porter
stated on December 10, 2013 a press release
"Granite Staters who hold individual policies from Anthem...can indeed renew their policies and keep their current doctors and hospitals" in 2014.
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By Kaitlin Mulhere • January 3, 2014
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on December 15, 2013 an opinion column
"Texas has the highest rate of uninsured in the nation. ... And there are more uninsured children in Texas than in any other state."
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By Sue Owen • December 19, 2013
Peter Orszag
Peter Orszag
stated on December 15, 2013 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
"Medicare costs have slowed down dramatically. In fact, the first two months of this fiscal year, Medicare costs were down even in nominal terms relative to the previous year."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 18, 2013
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on October 24, 2013 an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court
"Whether the Amendment passes or not, the medical use of marijuana is a federal criminal offense."
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By Joshua Gillin • December 17, 2013
Timothy Dolan
Timothy Dolan
stated on December 1, 2013 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"We, the bishops of the United States -- can you believe it -- in 1919 came out for more affordable, more comprehensive, more universal health care."
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By Julie Kliegman • December 4, 2013
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on November 4, 2013 a newspaper article.
Says the Affordable Care Act has already reduced the number of uninsured in Oregon by 10 percent.
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • November 13, 2013
Steve Israel
Steve Israel
stated on November 6, 2013 an interview on MSNBC
"Things went wrong with the Medicare prescription D plan that George Bush rolled out."
True
By Steve Contorno • November 13, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 6, 2013 remarks at a Dallas synagogue
"A million people … could get health insurance right away" if Texas expanded Medicaid under Obamacare.
True
By Sue Owen • November 8, 2013
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on October 28, 2013 comments on her TV show
"Rand Paul’s speech ... on 'Gattaca' was totally ripped off of Wikipedia."  
True
By Julie Kliegman, Steve Contorno • November 1, 2013
Suzanne Somers
Suzanne Somers
stated on November 28, 2013 a column in the "Wall Street Journal"
"Even after Obamacare is fully implemented, there still will be tens of millions of people not covered."
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By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2013
John Fleming
John Fleming
stated on October 27, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
In Massachusetts, "half of the primary care doctors are not accepting new patients."
True
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2013
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