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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 4, 2020 his State of the Union address to Congress:
"Our new (health care) plans are up to 60% less expensive and better" than Obamacare.
Mostly False
By Julie Appleby • February 10, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 4, 2020 his State of the Union:
“Over 130 legislators in this chamber have endorsed legislation that would bankrupt our nation by providing free taxpayer-funded health care to millions of illegal aliens, forcing taxpayers to subsidize free care for anyone in the world who unlawfully crosses our borders."
Half-True
By Shefali Luthra • February 5, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 4, 2020 his State of the Union:
Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down."
Mostly False
By Shefali Luthra • February 5, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on January 26, 2020 comments made while campaigning in Davenport, Iowa.:
 "The president of the United States already has the legal authority to reduce the price of many commonly used prescription drugs."
True
By Shefali Luthra, Victoria Knight • January 29, 2020
Better Future Michigan
Better Future Michigan
stated on December 16, 2019 a television advertisement.:
Says Gary Peters "supports ‘Medicare for All,’ siding with radical liberals."
False
By Victoria Knight • January 27, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 14, 2020 comments about his "Medicare for All" plan during the January Democratic presidential debate.:
"We end the $100 billion a year that the health care industry makes."
True
By Shefali Luthra • January 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 13, 2020 a tweet.:
"I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare."
Pants on Fire!
By Shefali Luthra • January 15, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on December 19, 2019 comments made during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.:
"Last year, 36 million Americans didn’t have a prescription filled because they couldn’t afford it."
True
By Shefali Luthra • December 20, 2019
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang
stated on December 19, 2019 comments during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.:
"If you're a black woman, you're 320% more likely to die from complications in childbirth."
True
By Shefali Luthra, Victoria Knight • December 20, 2019
Pharmaceutical Research and Manfacturers of America
Pharmaceutical Research and Manfacturers of America
stated on November 27, 2019 an ad in the “Politico Playbook PM” newsletter.:
"Speaker Pelosi's drug pricing plan would siphon $1 trillion or more from biopharmaceutical innovators over the next 10 years. CBO's preliminary estimate found this bill ‘would result in lower spending on research and development and thus reduce the introduction of new drugs.’" 
Mostly False
By Shefali Luthra • December 5, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 20, 2019 comments made during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.:
"The fact is that right now the vast majority of Democrats do not support Medicare for All."
Mostly False
By Victoria Knight • November 26, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on November 20, 2019 comments at Democratic debate:
"Over 70% of the people support Roe v. Wade. Over 90% of the people support funding for Planned Parenthood and making sure women can get the health care they need." 
Half-True
By Shefali Luthra • November 21, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 20, 2019 comments during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.:
 "160 million people like their private insurance."
Half-True
By Shefali Luthra • November 21, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on November 4, 2019 in an Instagram post:
"If we make no changes over the next 10 years, Americans will reach into their pockets and pay out about $11 trillion on insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and uncovered medical expenses." 
True
By Shefali Luthra • November 12, 2019
Jerome Adams
Jerome Adams
stated on August 30, 2019 remarks at a substance abuse conference.:
"Marijuana has a unique impact on the developing brain. It can prime your brain for addiction to other substances."
Half-True
By Shefali Luthra • November 5, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 15, 2019 comments during the October Democratic primary debate.:
"For people making between $50,000 and $75,000 a year, their taxes are going up about $5,000 because the fact is, they will pay more in new taxes" for Medicare for All. 
Mostly False
By Shefali Luthra • October 16, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on October 15, 2019 comments made during the Oct. 15 Democratic presidential primary debate:
 "Back when I was studying it, two out of three families that ended up in bankruptcy after a serious medical problem had health insurance."
Mostly True
By Shefali Luthra • October 16, 2019
Christy Harrison
Christy Harrison
stated on August 26, 2019 a recent New York Times column:
"We have a host of issues associated with high B.M.I.s. But correlation doesn’t prove causation, and there’s a significant body of research showing that weight stigma and weight cycling can explain most if not all of the associations we see between higher weights and poor health outcomes."
Mostly False
By Julie Appleby • September 17, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 12, 2019 comments during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Houston:
"Was it 150 million people on private insurance? 50 million of those people lose their private insurance every year when they quit their jobs, or they go unemployed, or their employer changes their insurance policy."
Mostly False
By Emmarie Huetteman • September 13, 2019
Physicians for Fair Coverage
Physicians for Fair Coverage
stated on July 15, 2019 a national commercial:
"What Congress is considering would cut money that vulnerable patients rely on the most. That means seniors, children and Americans who rely on Medicaid would be hurt. … Tell Congress we can end surprise billing without shredding the safety net."
False
By Rachel Bluth • August 7, 2019
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