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Coburn says 20 percent of every Medicare dollar goes to fraud

By Louis Jacobson

August 27, 2009

"Medicare has at least $80 billion worth of fraud a year. That's a full 20 percent of every dollar that's spent on Medicare goes to…

Health reform costs $1 trillion over 10 years

By Angie Drobnic Holan

August 26, 2009

"Any government-run 'public' plan ... creates an entitlement that will cost another $1 trillion over the next 10 years."

Health care bill does not ‘force’ employers to drop coverage

By Angie Drobnic Holan

August 26, 2009

"Any government-run 'public' plan ... forces more employers to drop employee coverage due to rising costs and pay an additional 8% payroll tax for each…

George Will claims the stimulus money will be spent slowly

By Catharine Richert

August 26, 2009

Most of the stimulus money will be spent "not this year, not next year, but in 2011."

RNC chairman Michael Steele says VA has a manual that encourages vets to commit suicide

August 25, 2009

The Department of Veterans Affairs has "a manual out there telling our veterans stuff like, 'Are you really of value to your community?' You know,…

There’s rationing in health care now, and there still would be under reform bill

August 25, 2009

"There's no rationing in any of these bills."

Boehner says study into the effectiveness of medical treatments would be used by government to ration care

August 25, 2009

The health bill's plan for comparative effectiveness research "would be used by the government to ration care."

Obama says lower obesity rates would save Medicare $1 trillion

By Louis Jacobson

August 24, 2009

"If we went back to the obesity rates that existed back in the 1980s, the Medicare system over several years could save as much as…

Dick Armey’s claim about Medicare and Social Security is only partially true

By Catharine Richert

August 24, 2009

"If you're over 65 years old in America today, you have no choice but to be in Medicare. Even if you want out of Medicare,…

Alleged Obama birth certificate from Kenya is a hoax

August 21, 2009

Birthers have obtained a copy of Obama's Kenyan birth certificate.

Who are the uninsured? Hatch’s take.

By Angie Drobnic Holan

August 21, 2009

If you don't count illegal aliens, people who qualify for other insurance, and people who make more than $75,000 a year, "it leaves about 15…

Pascrell says up to 22,000 Americans die yearly because they don’t have health insurance

By Louis Jacobson

August 20, 2009

"As many as 22,000 Americans die each year because they don’t have health insurance."

Latest Fact Checks

Coburn says 20 percent of every Medicare dollar goes to fraud

Health reform costs $1 trillion over 10 years

Health care bill does not ‘force’ employers to drop coverage

George Will claims the stimulus money will be spent slowly

RNC chairman Michael Steele says VA has a manual that encourages vets to commit suicide

There’s rationing in health care now, and there still would be under reform bill

Boehner says study into the effectiveness of medical treatments would be used by government to ration care

Obama says lower obesity rates would save Medicare $1 trillion

Dick Armey’s claim about Medicare and Social Security is only partially true

Alleged Obama birth certificate from Kenya is a hoax

Who are the uninsured? Hatch’s take.

Pascrell says up to 22,000 Americans die yearly because they don’t have health insurance