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New Hampshire Democratic Party

New Hampshire Democratic Party

Half-True

Sweeping statement overreaches

Preventive care coverage under the Affordable Care Act has already "helped Granite Staters save money and live healthier lives." 

Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson

False

Claim needs a major tune-up

Says that under President Barack Obama’s health care law, "your insurance" premiums could go up by 200 percent and cost "as much as a new Explorer."

Rick Perry

Rick Perry

Mostly False

Closer to 6 in 10

"Only three in 10 Texas doctors are currently accepting new Medicaid patients."

Pete Snyder

Pete Snyder

Half-True

Overstates findings

"A study by the University of Virginia pulls back the curtain on Medicaid’s tragically bad outcomes, including ‘increased risk of adjusted mortality.’"

Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Pants on Fire!

Hard to believe ’cause never happened

Says the Democrats told the Catholic Church that they’ll use federal powers to shut down church charities and hospitals if the church doesn’t change its beliefs.

Rick Perry

Rick Perry

False

Compared to what?

Says Houston is "home to more doctors, more nurses, more researchers than any other place in the world."

Michele Bachmann

Michele Bachmann

Pants on Fire!

Scientists tell us this is nonsense

"Scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimer's" were it not for "overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators."

SEIU

SEIU

False

Researchers found evidence; others dispute it

"There is no clinical evidence that vaccinating healthcare workers protects patients."

Joshua Miller

Joshua Miller

Half-True

Per-capita spending is up

"In the period from 2007 to 2011, the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner reported an 18 percent decline in the state’s total medical spending."

Will Weatherford

Will Weatherford

Mostly False

He messed his numbers up

Eighty-five percent of Floridians who will benefit from expanding Medicaid are "single, childless adults."  

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

False

Not when using the best measuring stick

The fiscal cliff agreement was "the largest tax increase in history."  

Christopher L. Smith

Christopher L. Smith

Mostly True

Actually, No. 3

Florida is "second in the nation in the uninsured."

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Mostly True

But serious mental illness is different

"In Wisconsin, only half of all the adults with serious psychological distress received mental health treatment or medication."

Garnet Coleman

Garnet Coleman

Mostly False

Highest rate, not highest number

Says Texas has the most uninsured people of any state -- 6 million.

John Kasich

John Kasich

Mostly True

Costly care

Without a Medicaid expansion, 275,000 more Ohioans could be getting their primary care in emergency rooms, costing "everybody a lot of money."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Half-True

Sequester offers little flexibility

If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings."

Josh Mandel

Josh Mandel

Mostly True

A projection, not a certainty

Federal spending on entitlements "is projected to consume all revenue by 2045."

David Plouffe

David Plouffe

Mostly False

Blacks also supported it strongly

"The group that supported the president’s health care bill the most? Latinos."

Peter Courtney

Peter Courtney

Mostly True

One in eight is on the high end of estimates

Says, "Statistics indicate that one in eight children, and one in 18 adults in Oregon suffers from mental illness."

Keith Faber

Keith Faber

True

We're Number 9

"Ohio companies export more goods and services globally than 41 other states."

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