Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Mary González
Mary González
stated on May 11, 2017 House debate of House Bill 2962
An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel
stated on May 1, 2017 a monologue on his show
"President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 3, 2017
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on March 9, 2017 a U.S. Senate floor speech
Texas "spent close to a third of its budget on Medicaid last year, a third of all state spending."
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2017
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 23, 2017 a statement on the 7th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
"The vast majority of marketplace enrollees have experienced no average premium hike at all."  
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By Jon Greenberg • March 23, 2017
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on March 16, 2017 a press conference
"In year No. 1, 14 million Americans lose coverage," according to the CBO. 
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By John Kruzel • March 22, 2017
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on March 12, 2017 an interview on Meet the Press
Blue Cross Blue Shield ended "2016 open enrollment with 1 million members in the Florida marketplace."
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By Amy Sherman • March 15, 2017
Rosemary Laird
Rosemary Laird
stated on March 14, 2017 a Florida Senate committee hearing
"Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 14, 2017
Caleb Rowden
Caleb Rowden
stated on January 20, 2017 a statement at a legislative breakfast
"And this would be the first year, if everything holds true, we will spend over $10 billion of our state budget on Medicaid out of the $28 billion budget."
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March 12, 2017
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on March 7, 2017 a press briefing
The Obama administration said "they were going to be able to drive folks away from one of the most expensive areas for the provision of health care, and that is the emergency rooms. In fact, they did just the opposite."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2017
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on March 7, 2017 a tweet
"Cost of iPhone: $399 - Cost of healthcare for 1 year: $10,345 - Hearing @jasoninthehouse compare the 2 as if they are the same: priceless"
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By Chris Nichols • March 10, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 8, 2017 an interview on MSNBC's "All In With Chis Hayes"
The GOP health care plan gives "$275 billion in tax breaks for the top 2 percent, people earning $250,000 a year or more."  
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By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2017
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 6, 2017 social media posts
"It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House.
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By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 13, 2017 an interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes
"Before the Affordable Care Act, (West Virginia’s) uninsured rate for people 64 to 19 was 29 percent. Today, it is 9 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 14, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 5, 2017 a news conference
Obamacare is "hurting people right now" with premium increases of up to 116 percent.
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By Eric Litke • February 3, 2017
George Takei
George Takei
stated on January 20, 2017 a Tweet
"The White House removed its climate change web page. And the healthcare, civil rights and LGBT sections."
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By Lauren Carroll • January 23, 2017
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on January 19, 2017 a speech to business leaders
Says North Carolinians are "already paying for" Medicaid expansion, even though the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid.
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By Will Doran • January 19, 2017
Carlos Guillermo Smith
Carlos Guillermo Smith
stated on January 10, 2017 a press conference
"Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding."
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By Amy Sherman • January 18, 2017
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 9, 2017 an op-ed on FoxNews.com
"About 8 out of 10 favor changing Obamacare significantly or replacing it altogether."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 10, 2017
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 14, 2016 a debate
Under Obamacare, "premiums have doubled and tripled" in Wisconsin.
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By Eric Litke • December 13, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on November 9, 2016 a news conference
Obamacare "is not a popular law."
Mostly True
November 17, 2016
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