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All Fact-checks for Medicare

stated on February 20, 2025 in a TikTok video

“Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.”

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stated on February 14, 2025 in social media posts

“DOGE subcommittee discovered $2.7 trillion in improper” Medicaid and Medicare payments to people overseas.

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stated on January 23, 2025 in a Facebook post

President Donald Trump "just reversed all the cost caps Biden negotiated for anyone on Medicare or Medicaid."

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stated on October 24, 2024 in a Facebook ad

“Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.”

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stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate

Says opponent Eric Hovde “opposes efforts to negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of prescription drugs.”

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stated on October 23, 2024 in a Meta ad

Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “wants to cut Medicare and Social Security.”

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stated on October 17, 2024 in an ad

Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.”

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stated on October 10, 2024 in a TV ad

To pay for extending the Trump tax cuts, Dave McCormick has “made clear he’ll slash your Medicare and Social Security, and cut Medicaid for nursing home care.”

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stated on August 13, 2024 in an ad

“Sam Brown publicly supported forcing massive cuts to Social Security and Medicare and was caught on tape saying he admires the plan to phase out Social Security and Medicare in five years.”

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stated on September 6, 2024 in a Facebook ad

“Tim Sheehy told us his health care plan: ‘We need to return health care to pure privatization.’ That would eliminate Medicare.”

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stated on August 16, 2024 in a blog post

Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s vote for the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act was a vote to “cut Medicare benefits for seniors.”

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stated on July 24, 2024 in a speech at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina

“Vice President, Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to cut, as you know, Medicare by $273 billion. She cast a vote to cut Medicare.”

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stated on July 30, 2024 in a rally in Atlanta

Donald Trump “intends to cut” Medicare.

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stated on April 18, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook

"Cualquier persona en Estados Unidos tiene derecho a la asignación para gastos de la tercera edad...miles de dólares al año y puede utilizarse en sus supermercados favoritos como Walmart, para hacer la compra".

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stated on April 9, 2024 in an interview with Univision

Starting in 2025 "no matter what your total bills are for prescription drugs,” Medicare Part D users will never pay “more than $2,000 a year, because some of these cancer drugs are 10(,000 to) 15,000 bucks a year.”

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stated on March 19, 2024 in a speech

Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries "was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a month."

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stated on March 7, 2024 in his State of the Union address

“We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.”

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stated on February 1, 2024 in Facebook post

“Big drug companies charge as little as $7 for an inhaler overseas and nearly $500 for the exact same one here in the US.”

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stated on January 10, 2024 in TV ad

“Bryan Steil is part of a group that wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, that would be devastating.”

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stated on January 6, 2024 in a speech

Nikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.”

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Orden ejecutiva de Trump de medicamentos recetados no anuló todos los ahorros respaldados por Biden

Orden ejecutiva de Trump de medicamentos recetados no anuló todos los ahorros respaldados por Biden

By Marta Campabadal Graus • January 24, 2025

Ask PolitiFact: Fact-checking Harris, Trump’s AARP interviews

Ask PolitiFact: Fact-checking Harris, Trump’s AARP interviews

By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2024

Pregúntale a PolitiFact: ¿Qué son las tarjetas de débito ‘flex card’?

Pregúntale a PolitiFact: ¿Qué son las tarjetas de débito ‘flex card’?

By Maria Briceño • February 29, 2024

Joe Biden anunció su campaña de reelección. ¿Qué tan ciertos han sido sus discursos recientes?

Joe Biden anunció su campaña de reelección. ¿Qué tan ciertos han sido sus discursos recientes?

By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2023

President Joe Biden will run for re-election in 2024. How accurate are his recent claims?

President Joe Biden will run for re-election in 2024. How accurate are his recent claims?

By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2023

Fact-checking 6 claims in Joe Biden’s budget speech on the economy, taxes and Medicare

Fact-checking 6 claims in Joe Biden’s budget speech on the economy, taxes and Medicare

By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2023

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s final midterm rallies in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s final midterm rallies in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for September 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for September 2022

By D.L. Davis • October 5, 2022

The Democrats’ big IRA bill fulfills some Biden promises, leaves others behind

The Democrats’ big IRA bill fulfills some Biden promises, leaves others behind

By Jon Greenberg • August 12, 2022

Democrats’ plans to expand Medicare benefits put pinch on Advantage plans’ funding

Democrats’ plans to expand Medicare benefits put pinch on Advantage plans’ funding

By Michelle Andrews • October 28, 2021

A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2019

A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2019

By PolitiFact Staff • December 16, 2020

Donald Trump’s long, false list of things Joe Biden would ban, abolish or destroy

Donald Trump’s long, false list of things Joe Biden would ban, abolish or destroy

By Miriam Valverde • October 18, 2020

Latest promises about Medicare

Leave Social Security and Medicare unchanged

Allow import of prescription drugs from other countries

Repeal law barring Medicare from negotiating lower drug prices

Make no cuts to Medicare

Require that health plans utilize disease management programs

Provide easy-to-understand comparisons of the Medicare prescription drug plans

Amend the Medicare "homebound" rule to allow some travel without loss of benefits

Allow Medicare to negotiate for cheaper drug prices

Create a National Commission on People with Disabilities, Employment, and Social Security

Eliminate the higher subsidies to Medicare Advantage plans

Close the "doughnut hole" in Medicare prescription drug plan