All statements by Hillary Clinton
Clinton
True
Every family health insurance policy has "a $900 hidden tax" to subsidize health care costs of the uninsured.

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 in South Bend, Ind. >>Details


Clinton
Barely True
Barack Obama's health care plan "will cost taxpayers $1,700 more to cover each new person."

Hillary Clinton on Sunday, April 20th, 2008 in in a television ad >>Details


Clinton
False
Obama "only wants your children to have health insurance."

Hillary Clinton on Thursday, February 28th, 2008 in a campaign event in Hanging Rock, Ohio. >>Details


Clinton
True
Hillary Clinton "has the only health care plan that covers every American."

Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 in in a television ad >>Details


Clinton
True
"There are 7,000 kids in New Hampshire who have health care because I helped to create the Children's Health Insurance Program."

Hillary Clinton on Saturday, January 5th, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H. >>Details


Clinton
Half-True
Barack Obama's health care plan "would leave 15-million Americans out.”

Hillary Clinton on Thursday, November 15th, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. >>Details


Clinton
True
"When Sen. Edwards ran in 2004, he wasn't for universal health care. I'm glad he is now."

Hillary Clinton on Thursday, November 15th, 2007 in Las Vegas >>Details


Clinton
Barely True
"All of the records, as far as I know, about what we did with health care, those are already available."

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 in Philadelphia >>Details


Clinton
True
"She stood by ground zero workers who sacrificed their health after so many sacrificed their lives and kept standing till this administration took action."

Hillary Clinton on Thursday, October 4th, 2007 in a television ad >>Details


Clinton
Half-True
"Hillary stood up for universal health care when almost no one else would, and kept standing till 6-million kids had coverage."

Hillary Clinton on Thursday, October 4th, 2007 in a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire. >>Details


Clinton
Mostly true
Half of all personal bankruptcies in America "are caused by medical bills."

Hillary Clinton on Monday, September 17th, 2007 in a speech in Des Moines, Iowa. >>Details


Clinton
True
"Each year, 18,000 people die in America because they don't have health care."

Hillary Clinton on Monday, September 17th, 2007 in a speech in Des Moines, Iowa. >>Details


Clinton
Half-True
Her health care plan will cost $110-billion in the first year, which can be paid for with savings.

Hillary Clinton on Monday, September 17th, 2007 in a speech in Des Moines, Iowa. >>Details


Clinton
True
Health insurance premiums "have almost doubled ... since 2000.”

Hillary Clinton on Monday, September 17th, 2007 in a speech in Des Moines, Iowa. >>Details


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