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Sarah Palin stated on November 24, 2013 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday":

The Affordable Care Act alters the "sensible doctor-patient-relationship-centered health care program ... we see today."

By Steve Contorno • November 24, 2013

National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 28, 2013 in a billboard:

U.S. Rep. John Barrow’s plan "puts the IRS in charge of your health care."

By Eric Stirgus • June 4, 2013

National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 30, 2013 in a press release:

U.S. Rep. John Barrow of Georgia has helped support the implementation of "Obamacare."

By Eric Stirgus • May 10, 2013

Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union speech:

"Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of (Medicare’s) health care costs."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 14, 2013

Joe Biden stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.:

Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would "eliminate the guarantee of Medicare."

By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2012

American Crossroads stated on September 25, 2012 in a television ad:

Says Bill Nelson "cast the deciding vote for Obamacare cutting Medicare spending by $700 billion and letting an unelected board decide what gets covered here."

By Amy Sherman • October 9, 2012

Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in a debate:

Says Barack Obama "put in place a board that can tell people ultimately what treatments they're going to receive."

By Amy Sherman • October 4, 2012

Barack Obama stated on September 12, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

Says he "will protect your guaranteed benefits" in Medicare while "Mitt Romney would take away Medicare as guaranteed benefits."

By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2012

Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:

Says the national health care law puts federal "bureaucrats between an American citizen and her doctor."

By Erin O'Neill • August 30, 2012

Paul Ryan stated on August 18, 2012 in a speech in The Villages, Fla.:

Says Obama puts "15 unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats in charge of Medicare, who are required to cut Medicare ... that will lead to denied care for current seniors."

By Becky Bowers • August 23, 2012

John Carter stated on July 31, 2012 in a letter to constituents.:

Says an appointed board created under Obamacare "will have the ability to come between you and your doctor in determining the best treatment options for you!"

By W. Gardner Selby • August 21, 2012

Scott Garrett stated on July 29, 2012 in an op-ed on NorthJersey.com:

"The president’s health care law raids Medicare by more than $500 billion and creates a Medicare rationing board — a group of 15 unelected bureaucrats — to slow the growth of Medicare spending."

By Erin O'Neill • August 3, 2012

National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 30, 2012 in a news release:

In 2010, Betty Sutton "voted to destroy Medicare."

By Stephen Koff • August 3, 2012

Mitt Romney stated on June 28, 2012 in prepared remarks:

" ‘Obamacare’ puts the federal government between you and your doctor."

By Jon Greenberg • July 9, 2012

Barack Obama stated on May 3, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website:

Says under Mitt Romney, "Medicare could end as we know it, leaving Julia with nothing but a voucher to buy insurance, which means $6,350 extra per year for a similar plan."

By Becky Bowers • May 24, 2012

Marsha Blackburn stated on February 29, 2012 in a press release announcing her vote against the Independent Payments Advisory Board.:

Says President Obama and his allies in Congress gave "power" to control Medicare patients’ health care decisions to "a commission of 15 unelected bureaucrats in Washington."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • March 30, 2012

Pat Boone stated on March 11, 2012 in a television ad:

"Medicare will be bankrupt in nine years."

By Tom Feran • March 29, 2012

Joseph Kyrillos stated on March 15, 2012 in a campaign e-mail:

Says under the new health care law "the patient-doctor relationship will be eliminated."

By Erin O'Neill • March 26, 2012

Mitt Romney stated on March 12, 2012 in a campaign memo:

President Barack Obama is "ending Medicare as we know it."

By Louis Jacobson • March 22, 2012

Pat Boone stated on March 11, 2012 in a television ad:

An independent payment advisory board created by the health care reform law "can ration care and deny certain Medicare treatments."

By Tom Feran • March 19, 2012

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Medicare in 5 charts: A 2018 midterm report

By Jon Greenberg • September 11, 2018

Scariest lines of the 2012 campaign

By Bill Adair • October 30, 2012

The guide to Medicare attack lines

By Becky Bowers • August 24, 2012

Did Republicans vote to end Medicare “as we know it”?

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 23, 2012

John Carter’s claim about board intruding between doctors and patients

By W. Gardner Selby • August 22, 2012

Blazing the way on health care reform claims

By Tom Feran • June 28, 2012

Fact-checking Florida on health care

By Amy Sherman • June 28, 2012

Top 5 falsehoods about the health care law

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 27, 2012

Mailbag: ‘You really mucked that one up!’

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 20, 2012

Everything you want to know about the health care law*

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 23, 2012

The flood of falsehoods about the health care law

By Martha M. Hamilton • March 21, 2012

Greatest hits from the Republican debates

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • December 15, 2011

Pat Boone earns his first Pants on Fire

By Sabrina Eaton • November 28, 2011

Pat Boone earns his first Pants on Fire

By Sabrina Eaton • November 25, 2011

Truth-O-Meter takes a bite out of politics. And pit bulls.

By Willoughby Mariano • August 7, 2011

Mailbag: ‘The good stuff overcomes the annoyance’

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 24, 2010

Checking facts on the deficit commission

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • November 16, 2010

Health care reform: A simple explanation, updated

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 26, 2010