Fact Check Posts – Page 7

Donald Trump
stated on October 30, 2016 a campaign speech.

Says Nevadans will have a "double-digit hike in their Obamacare premiums for the year" and "10 of Nevada’s 16 counties will only have one Obamacare...exchange insurer"

By Riley Snyder • November 4, 2016

Joaquin Castro
stated on August 10, 2016 a tweet about Carol Everett of the Heidi Group

Says the director of an anti-abortion group receiving a Texas grant to provide women’s health services "believes HIV can be spread through the sewer system."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2016

Baker Harrell
stated on August 15, 2016 an interview with the Texas Tribune

"Seventy percent of all Texans are overweight or obese."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2016

Howard Dean
stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention

"Mike Pence voted against expanding the Children’s Health Insurance program, which Hillary helped to start."

By Taylor Leighton • August 8, 2016

Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention

Says Hillary Clinton helped "get done" the Children's Health Insurance Program.

By Alan Gathright, Amy Sherman • July 27, 2016

John McCain
stated on May 17, 2016 a campaign advertisement

"30,000 Arizonans may have no choice" on Affordable Care Act coverage.

By Anthony Cave • June 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 3, 2016 a Clinton campaign tweet

Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.

By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2016

Joe Biden
stated on May 2, 2016 a post on Medium

Cervical cancer in Africa is "fully preventable with basic education, screening and vaccines."

By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2016

Colorado Health Institute
stated on April 8, 2016 an analysis report

ColoradoCare would have higher revenues than McDonald’s.

By Alan Gathright • May 4, 2016

Chris Koster
stated on January 20, 2016 a tweet

"A single mother of two can’t qualify for basic healthcare through Medicaid if she makes more than $3,504 dollars a year."

By Katie Moeller • March 7, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 15, 2016 a TV ad

Says Hillary Clinton won "health care for 8 million children."

By Alan Gathright • February 17, 2016

John Kasich
stated on February 13, 2016 the Republican debate in Charleston, S.C.

"When Jeb (Bush) was governor, his first four years as governor, his Medicaid program grew twice as fast as mine."

By Jon Greenberg • February 15, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 11, 2016 a PBS Democratic debate

"In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 12, 2016

Bill Maher
stated on October 2, 2015 an episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"

"15 years ago, cancer drugs cost an average of $10,000 a year. Now it’s $10,000 a month."

By Lauren Carroll • December 2, 2015

Centers for Disease Control
stated on October 22, 2015 map

Georgia has the highest flu activity in the country.

By Nancy Badertscher • October 26, 2015

Elton John
stated on October 13, 2015 CNN

HIV/AIDS is "dramatically on the rise in the U.S. South."

By Nancy Badertscher • October 19, 2015

Sean Duffy
stated on September 18, 2015 a speech

"Millions of dollars are spent by Planned Parenthood to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives and the Senate."

October 8, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 1, 2015 an op-ed in the New Hampshire Union-Leader

"Twenty-three million Americans suffer from addiction, but only 1 in 10 get treatment."

By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on August 18, 2015 a speech

Says he "turned down a Medicaid expansion under Obamacare," but because of actions he took, for the first time in Wisconsin's history "everyone living in poverty is covered under Medicaid."

September 2, 2015

Donna Howard
stated on June 25, 2015 a press release

Texas has "the nation's highest rate and highest number of uninsured."

By W. Gardner Selby • July 1, 2015

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