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Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Caleb Rowden
Caleb Rowden
stated on August 21, 2015 a tweet:
"#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing."
Half-True
By Daniela Sirtori-Cortina • September 25, 2015
Reid Ribble
Reid Ribble
stated on September 8, 2015 an interview:
Says Donald Trump "wants to replace" Obamacare "with a single-payer system."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 11, 2015
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on August 18, 2015 a statement:
Says Scott Walker's plan to replace Obamacare "is a new entitlement" program for "every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare."   
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 26, 2015
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
stated on July 30, 2015 news release:
"Rhode Island will become just the second state to mandate the vaccine … and the only state to do so by regulatory fiat, without public debate, and without consideration from the elected representatives of the people."  
Half-True
By Mark Reynolds • August 23, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 3, 2015 a video:
Says Scott Walker's defunding of Planned Parenthood "left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn" for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 7, 2015
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican debate:
"$700 billion was robbed (from Medicare) to pay for Obamacare."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • August 7, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 26, 2015 a statement on Twitter:
"Since I took office, Wisconsin now has the 2nd highest health care quality ranking in the country."
Half-True
By Sarah Hauer • August 5, 2015
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 2, 2015 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
Says Donald Trump is for a single-payer health care system.
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • August 2, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 28, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week":
"We are the only major country on Earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people as a right."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 29, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 1, 2015 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
Says President Barack Obama made "unilateral changes" to Obamacare "38 times."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • March 1, 2015
Jonah Goldberg
Jonah Goldberg
stated on February 13, 2015 a column in "National Review":
Homeopathy, acupuncture and aromatherapy "have been given elevated legitimacy under the Affordable Care Act."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2015
Marjorie Sanfilippo
Marjorie Sanfilippo
stated on February 16, 2015 a Florida Senate criminal justice committee hearing:
"200,000 students attempt suicide every year on college campuses."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2015
Richard Besser
Richard Besser
stated on February 1, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week":
"It used to be that the only children at school who weren't vaccinated were those who had true medical" conditions. "Now there are 19 states that allow personal belief exemptions."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • February 1, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 25, 2015 an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes":
The Affordable Care Act "basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2015
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on January 13, 2015 a report on health care costs:
"Insured Floridians pay about $2,000 for every hospital stay to cover the cost of the uninsured."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 28, 2015
Andy Puzder
Andy Puzder
stated on January 13, 2015 an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal:
"Obamacare has caused millions of full-time jobs to become part-time."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2015
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on October 21, 2014 a TV ad:
Says Scott Walker is "forcing some women to undergo a transvaginal probe to get an abortion."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 24, 2014
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on September 16, 2014 a news release.:
"Hospitals have already begun layoffs, a direct result of Republican inaction" on Medicaid expansion.
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • October 6, 2014
Georgians Together
Georgians Together
stated on September 23, 2014 television attack ad:
David Perdue "proposes rolling back the clock on women’s health care."  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 1, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 18, 2014 a TV ad:
Says opponent Mary Burke says she "supports Obamacare unequivocally and wants to expand it."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 23, 2014
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