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Statements about Health Care
Phil Gingrey

Phil Gingrey

False

Truth in critical condition

Under last year’s health care reform, "a bunch of bureaucrats decide whether you get care, such as continuing on dialysis or cancer chemotherapy."

La Raza

La Raza

True

Health care for Hispanic children becomes part of the Medicaid debate

Medicaid is the primary source of health insurance for 41.7 percent of Hispanic children in Georgia.

Renee Unterman

Renee Unterman

Half-True

Hospital claim could use an infusion of more info

"Gwinnett Medical Center is operating in the negative," in part, because of illegal immigrants.

Saxby Chambliss

Saxby Chambliss

False

Missive's factoid deserves Dear John letter

Says the Internal Revenue Service estimated it must hire "16,500 agents at a cost of $10 billion to the taxpayer" to enforce the federal health care overhaul.

Kathleen Sebelius

Kathleen Sebelius

Mostly True

One in three claim patients harmed during medical care close to the mark.

"One of three patients hospitalized (is) harmed by the care they receive."

Herman Cain

Herman Cain

False

Cain's CT scan claim needs reexamining

Says "in Canada, the number of CT scan machines per 1,000 people is like one-tenth of what we have here in this country. That's why people have to wait."

Nathan Deal

Nathan Deal

Mostly True

Deal healthcare projection needs more detail

The impact of the 2010 federal health care legislation will be "huge" on Georgia.

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

Pants on Fire!

New Zombie Apocalypse myth earns a pickaxe to the head

In the case of a catastrophic event, the Atlanta-area offices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will self-destruct.

Mary Squires

Mary Squires

Half-True

Yes to "fights", no to "strip"

Said state insurance commissioner candidate Ralph Hudgens "fights hard" to strip women of life-saving coverage such as mammograms.

John Oxendine

John Oxendine

Half-True

Not yet, and maybe never

"To say a family has to buy a product from a private company is clearly beyond the delegated powers of the U.S. Constitution."

Ralph Hudgens

Ralph Hudgens

Mostly True

The state has an important but limited role

“The insurance commissioner can’t do squat about health care.”

Judson Hill

Judson Hill

Half-True

New state law may not be enforceable

He "stood up to Barack Obama by passing legislation that prevents you from being forced to join government health plans or buy health insurance against your will."

Jane Kidd

Jane Kidd

Mostly True

There's no free lunch, but there are free checkups.

"Health reform eliminates co-pays, deductibles, and other costs for preventative care and provides for free annual wellness checkups starting next year."

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