Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 26, 2017 in a tweet
"When Obamacare was signed into law, CBO estimated that 23 million people would be covered in Obamacare’s exchanges in 2017. They were off by more than 100 percent. Only 10.3 million people are covered by Obamacare."
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By Manuela Tobias • June 27, 2017
Pat Toomey
Pat Toomey
stated on June 25, 2017 On "Face The Nation"
"Remember, Obamacare created a new category of eligibility. Working-age, able-bodied adults with no dependents for the first time became eligible for Medicaid if their income is below 138 percent of the poverty level. We’re going to continue that eligibility. No one loses coverage."
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By Mark Dent • June 27, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 13, 2017 a speech
"Obamacare premiums have doubled" in Wisconsin.  
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June 15, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 13, 2017 a tweet
Says Senate deliberations on the Affordable Care Act in 2009 and 2010 included hundreds of hours of debate and more than 100 Republican amendments, compared with zero for the American Health Care Act this year.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2017
Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
stated on June 8, 2017 a debate
The House Republican health care bill "guts protections against massive price hikes for Georgians with pre-existing conditions."
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By Jon Greenberg • June 13, 2017
Chris King
Chris King
stated on May 25, 2017 a press release
Says a Congressional Budget Office report found low-income seniors in Florida will face "800 percent premium increases" under the American Health Care Act.
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By Amy Sherman • June 2, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 7, 2017 an interview
Before Obamacare, Wisconsin’s "high-risk pool" for health insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were cheaper than they are under Obamacare today."
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May 19, 2017
Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal
stated on May 9, 2017 a press conference
"What does Trumpcare do? Yank tax credits away from veterans unlike any other American."
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By Lauren Carroll • May 15, 2017
Rod Blum
Rod Blum
stated on May 8, 2017 a town hall meeting with voters
"If you’re getting your insurance through (your employer), nothing changes" under Trumpcare.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • May 11, 2017
Save My Care
Save My Care
stated on May 8, 2017 a digital ad
U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo voted for a health care bill that will let insurance companies "charge five times more for people over 50."
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By Amy Sherman • May 11, 2017
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on May 4, 2017
Says if the AHCA replaces Obamacare it will "significantly reduce insurance premiums in" North Carolina.
Half-True
By Will Doran • May 10, 2017
David Price
David Price
stated on March 22, 2017 a report from his Congressional office
"Under the Republican health care repeal proposal North Carolina faces the 2nd highest premium increase in the nation. North Carolina residents will face an average cost increase of over $7,500."
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By Will Doran • March 24, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on March 20, 2017 a video
Under "Trumpcare," the Republican replacement for Obamacare, "$600 billion worth of tax breaks will go to the wealthiest in this country."   
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March 21, 2017
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on March 12, 2017 CNN's State of the Union
"2009-2010, let's remember, hundreds of Republican amendments were adopted in the ACA."
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By Gabrielle Healy • March 16, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on March 13, 2017 a news release
A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office "confirms that the American Health Care Act will lower premiums."
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March 14, 2017
Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney
stated on March 12, 2017 a segment on ABC's "This Week"
"If the CBO was right about Obamacare to begin with, there'd be 8 million more people on Obamacare today than there actually are. … Sometimes we ask them to do stuff that they're not capable of doing."
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By Allison Graves • March 12, 2017
Thomas Perez
Thomas Perez
stated on March 1, 2017 an interview on CNN's "New Day"
"The primary financing mechanism of the Affordable Care Act is a tax on wealthy people."  
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By Jon Greenberg • March 1, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2017 a speech
"Obamacare premiums nationwide have increased by double and triple digits."
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By Joshua Gillin • March 1, 2017
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on January 11, 2017 a press release
"This year, 97 Missouri counties have only one insurer participating in the Obamacare exchanges. Last year, every Missouri county had at least two insurance options. In addition, most Missourians will see an increase in their premiums, with some facing an increase upward of 40 percent"
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By Gary Garrison • February 22, 2017
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 15, 2017 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
"The vast majority of people that got insurance under President Obama's Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, got it through Medicaid."
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By Jon Greenberg • January 15, 2017
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