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Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2013 Senate floor speech on the Obamacare law:
"Every month, we get the reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that say even more people have given up looking for work."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 8, 2013
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on September 29, 2013 an interview:
Domestic violence "is seen as a pre-existing" health condition and "women had to pay 50 percent more for health care because of gender ratings," but under Obamacare, "all of that is over."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 6, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 1, 2013 viral posts on the Internet:
Says a man opted out of Obamacare after the marketplace launched on Oct. 1, 2013, and was informed he owed a $4,000 fine.
Pants on Fire!
By Lilly Maier • October 4, 2013
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on September 12, 2013 a statement.:
The growth in health care costs "has been reined in through the Affordable Care Act."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • October 4, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 1, 2013 an NPR interview:
"At the time that (Medicare Part D) was passed (it) was actually less popular than the Affordable Care Act, according to the polls."
Mostly True
By Julie Kliegman • October 4, 2013
Jeb Hensarling
Jeb Hensarling
stated on October 1, 2013 a House floor speech:
In a "sweetheart deal … members of Congress, thanks to the Obama administration, are going to be the only people in America to get subsidies in the Obamacare exchanges."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2013 a speech at Largo, Md.:
"In states where the federal government helps run these (health care) marketplaces, the average American will have more than 50 different plans to choose from, with different levels of coverage."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 20, 2013 a news release:
"A strong bipartisan majority" in the House of Representatives "voted to defund Obamacare."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 27, 2013 remarks at the White House:
"The United States Senate — Democrats and Republicans — (voted) to keep our government open."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2013
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on September 19, 2013 a "Tampa Bay Times" op-ed:
"Many state and federal agencies have such ‘navigators’ involved in helping folks maneuver through the often complex processes associated with filing benefits claims, for example -- even buying health insurance."
True
By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2013
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on September 25, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":
With Obamacare, "we're fixing to get hit with the biggest entitlement program the American taxpayers have ever seen."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2013 a speech about the Affordable Care Act:
"Up to half of all Americans have a pre-existing condition."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2013
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on September 22, 2013 an ABC News interview:
Warren Buffett says stop Obamacare now and start over.
Pants on Fire!
By Janel Davis • September 27, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2013 a Senate floor speech:
UPS left 15,000 employees’ spouses "without health insurance" and told them to, "go on an exchange with no employer subsidy."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 26, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on September 24, 2013 on CNN's "Crossfire":
"(Obamacare) is a bill which has never once had a majority of Americans favor it."
Mostly True
By Julie Kliegman • September 26, 2013
Carol Shea-Porter
Carol Shea-Porter
stated on September 20, 2013 a press release:
"According to the Congressional Budget Office, repealing Obamacare would increase the budget deficit."
Mostly True
By Jim Haddadin • September 25, 2013
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on September 22, 2013 an interview on ABC's "This Week":
Says President Barack Obama "has amended, delayed, or repealed 19 components of his very own (health care) law."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 25, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on September 6, 2013 a radio ad:
"Unlike you and me, Congress gets to keep up to $11,000 a year in taxpayer subsidies" under Obamacare.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 25, 2013
Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte
stated on September 18, 2013 an interview with CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper":
Mental health provisions related to mass shootings "got over 90 votes in the Senate."
True
By Steve Gilbert • September 24, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on September 20, 2013 a press release:
"The American people support defunding Obamacare and oppose shutting down the government."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 23, 2013
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