Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Blue Oregon
Blue Oregon
stated on September 30, 2010 a website posting
Says "Rep. Jim Weidner proposed a bill taking away health care for 80,000 of Oregon's children."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • October 8, 2010
Bud Chiles
Bud Chiles
stated on August 31, 2010 a campaign website
"Florida is 49th in per capita spending on mental health care."
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By Amy Sherman • August 31, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 24, 2010 a speech at the City Club of Cleveland
Under the new health care law, "if a landscaper wants to buy a new lawnmower, or a restaurant needs a new ice-maker, they have to report that to the feds."
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By Stephen Koff • August 31, 2010
Gen. Peter Chiarelli
Gen. Peter Chiarelli
stated on August 8, 2010 an interview on "This Week."
About 106,000 soldiers had "a prescription of three weeks or more" for pain, depression or anxiety medication.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 10, 2010
Snooki
Snooki
stated on June 7, 2010 a video promo for "Jersey Shore"
"Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning."
True
June 21, 2010
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
stated on June 10, 2010 a statement from his campaign
Rick Scott's former health care company, Columbia/HCA, committed "fraud."
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By Aaron Sharockman • June 10, 2010
Bud Chiles
Bud Chiles
stated on June 3, 2010 announcing his campaign for governor.
"Almost 1 million children ... have no health insurance in this state."
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By Aaron Sharockman • June 9, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 2, 2010 comments on his campaign website
Charlie Crist "bizarrely vetoed" $9.7 million for a teaching hospital at the University of Florida "despite having previously argued the budget request had merit."
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By Amy Sherman • June 4, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on May 18, 2010 a press release.
Rick Scott "was forced to resign as the head of a company that pled guilty to massive amounts of systematic fraud, including 14 felonies, leading to a historic $1.7 billion fine."
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By Aaron Sharockman • May 20, 2010
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on April 18, 2010 an interview on ABC's 'This Week'
"I never had a filibuster-proof Senate."
True
April 18, 2010
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on March 21, 2010 a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives
"With this reform, every insured American gets valuable consumer protections, and every uninsured American can become insured."
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April 2, 2010
Orrin Hatch
Orrin Hatch
stated on March 21, 2010 an interview on CNN's State of the Union
The health care bill will subsidize families of four that make more than $80,000 a year.
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By Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2010
Bart Stupak
Bart Stupak
stated on March 21, 2010 a news conference
"There will be no public funding for abortion in this legislation."
True
March 23, 2010
America's Health Insurance Plans
America's Health Insurance Plans
stated on March 11, 2010 an advertisement
"Health insurance companies' costs are only 4 percent of all health care spending."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2010
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on February 16, 2010 comments on his television show
"When Social Security started, age expectancy for the average man was 58. It was 62 -- 62 for women."
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By Alex Holt • March 8, 2010
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on March 2, 2010 the book 'No Apology'
"The lifespan of the average American is less than that of people in nations that spend far less (on health care). ... To put it bluntly, we spend more and die sooner."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2010
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on February 25, 2010 the televised health care summit
"Since 1981, reconciliation has been used 21 times. Most of it's been used by Republicans."
True
February 25, 2010
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on January 29, 2010 a Republican retreat in Baltimore
"Mr. President, multiple times from your administration there have come statements that Republicans have no ideas and no solutions" on health care.
True
By Bill Adair • January 29, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on January 20, 2010 a televised interview
"The No. 1 issue that the American people care about is getting America back to work."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 20, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on January 5, 2010 a written statement
"President Obama has broken his pledge to the American people to be transparent throughout (health care reform negotiations)."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 5, 2010
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