The RAND study looked at the entire insurance picture but some news outlets picked out certain points.
PunditFact's guide to the RAND health insurance report
A RAND survey on the insurance market found that 9.3 million more Americans obtained health insurance since late last year. But the report hasn't been quoted accurately by pundits who oppose Obamacare.
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Americans spend "6.1 billion hours a year" on tax preparation.
Says Mark Udall "decided Obamacare. ... He passed Obamacare with his vote."
Says the Koch brothers want to "protect tax cuts for companies that ship our jobs overseas."
Says Bruce Braley took "tens of thousands from his friends in the health insurance industry" and gave them "special favors" by voting for Obamacare.
"Before Congress, (Tom) Cotton got paid handsomely working for insurance companies and corporate interests."
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Georgia — "Georgia has the nation's fifth largest Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition program, serving more than 270,000 mothers, babies and children every day."
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