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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 13, 2020 in a tweet.:
"I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare."
Pants on Fire!
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • January 15, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on December 19, 2019 in 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, Shefali Luthra • December 20, 2019
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang
stated on December 19, 2019 in 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, Shefali Luthra, Victoria Knight • December 20, 2019
Pharmaceutical Research and Manfacturers of America
Pharmaceutical Research and Manfacturers of America
stated on November 27, 2019 in 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, Shefali Luthra • December 5, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on November 20, 2019 in 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, Shefali Luthra • November 21, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 20, 2019 in comments during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.:
 "160 million people like their private insurance."
Half-True
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • November 21, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on November 4, 2019 in 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, Shefali Luthra • November 12, 2019
Jerome Adams
Jerome Adams
stated on August 30, 2019 in 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, Shefali Luthra • November 5, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 15, 2019 in 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, Shefali Luthra • October 16, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on October 15, 2019 in 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, Shefali Luthra • October 16, 2019
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on May 6, 2019 in a televised ad by the Americans for Tax Reform:
"The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a plan to adopt socialist price controls from foreign countries." 
Mostly False
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • July 19, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 8, 2019 in a TV interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo:
"We made parity between mental health and physical health. It was a fundamental breakthrough in how we thought about how things should work."
Mostly True
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • July 11, 2019
John Delaney
John Delaney
stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate:
"If you go to every hospital in this country and you ask them one question, which is, ‘How would it have been for you last year if every one of your bills were paid at the Medicare rate?’ Every single hospital administrator said they would close." 
False
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • June 27, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 20, 2019 in a tweet:
"30,000 Americans a year die waiting for health care because of the cost." 
Half-True
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • June 24, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 28, 2019 in a position paper released at a town hall meeting in Houston.:
"The current school psychologist to student ratio in this country is roughly 1,400 to 1, while experts say it should be at most 700 to 1." 
Mostly True
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • June 5, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 22, 2019 in a speech at the White House:
"Drug prices are coming down, first time in 51 years because of my administration."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • May 22, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 9, 2019 in comments delivered during a White House event on surprise medical bills:
"We will always protect patients with pre-existing conditions, very importantly."
False
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • May 16, 2019
Eric Swalwell
Eric Swalwell
stated on May 8, 2019 in posted on Twitter:
"The so-called ‘heartbeat’ law outlaws abortion before most women even know that they're pregnant. This is one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in our country." 
Mostly True
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • May 13, 2019
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on April 29, 2019 in a cable TV news interview.:
"We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism." 
Mostly True
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • May 1, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall event:
"One out of 4 diabetes patients in our country cannot afford their insulin."
Mostly True
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • April 26, 2019
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