Latest Fact-Checks In Medicare

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Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on November 13, 2013 a campaign ad
Says Mark Pryor "cut Medicare to pay for Obamacare."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • November 19, 2013
Steve Israel
Steve Israel
stated on November 6, 2013 an interview on MSNBC
"Things went wrong with the Medicare prescription D plan that George Bush rolled out."
True
By Steve Contorno • November 13, 2013
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on November 3, 2013 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
The federal health care law raises taxes and cuts Medicare.
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • November 3, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 1, 2013 an NPR interview
"At the time that (Medicare Part D) was passed (it) was actually less popular than the Affordable Care Act, according to the polls."
Mostly True
By Julie Kliegman • October 4, 2013
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on July 16, 2013 a TV ad.
"In his book, (Ken) Cuccinelli questions whether Medicare and Social Security should exist." 
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 22, 2013
Todd Young
Todd Young
stated on June 19, 2013 a letter to a constituent
"Nearly 70 percent of all federal spending will go towards Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid" in fiscal year 2014.
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2013
Peter Roskam
Peter Roskam
stated on June 12, 2013 an interview with Fox News
"Worldwide credit card transactions, the credit card fraud rate is 0.04 percent, compared to almost 8 percent, 9 percent, 10 percent of Medicare fraud."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • June 17, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 3, 2013 a chain email
Says "At age 76 when you most need it, you are not eligible for cancer treatment" under Affordable Care Act.
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • June 8, 2013
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on May 19, 2013 an interview on "Meet the Press"
Says Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told insurance companies "they couldn't inform their policyholders of what they thought the impact of Obamacare would be on them."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • May 28, 2013
Ted Poe
Ted Poe
stated on April 25, 2013 an interview on Fox Business Network
Says new Medicare billing guidelines "have nine codes for (injuries by) turkeys."
True
By Becky Bowers • April 30, 2013
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on February 11, 2013 a letter to Ohio lawmakers
Federal spending on entitlements "is projected to consume all revenue by 2045."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • February 21, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 13, 2013 a radio interview
"Nobody in total is proposing cutting anything. We’re trying to reduce the rate of growth in government."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 20, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union speech
"Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of (Medicare’s) health care costs."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 14, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 22, 2013 interviews
On his definition of "takers" and "makers"
Full Flop
By Dave Umhoefer • February 13, 2013
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on January 1, 2013 a news release
The so-called doc fix in the fiscal cliff deal will cut payments "for treating illnesses disproportionately impacting minorities, including end stage renal disease and diabetes."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • January 4, 2013
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
stated on October 31, 2012 a TV ad
Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "says he’ll do away with Medicare."  
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 2, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on October 31, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Mitt Romney "was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • November 2, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on October 23, 2012 a debate
"The Ryan budget gets rid of Medicare in 10 years and turns it into a voucher program."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 2, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 26, 2012 debate comments
On support for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform plan  
Half Flip
By Dave Umhoefer • November 1, 2012
C.W. Bill Young
C.W. Bill Young
stated on October 17, 2012 a TV commercial
Says he "opposed $716 billion cut to Medicare."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • October 30, 2012
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