12 People 7880 Fact-checks 3141 Articles People (12) Health Care for America Now Florida Agency for Health Care Administration United for Care Protect Our Care Save My Care Oregon Health Authority Colorado Health Institute Health First Wisconsin Georgia Department of Public Health America's Health Insurance Plans Delaware Health and Social Services Fulton County Health and Wellness Fact-checks (7880) 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 Ron Johnson stated on June 04, 2017 in a television interview: "In the ‘40s, 68 cents of every health care dollar was actually paid for by the patient, today it’s only 11 cents." By D.L. Davis• July 19, 2017 Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is a Top 10 state for health care coverage." By Eric Litke• June 25, 2019 Rick Scott stated on July 02, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: Says the health care law rations care, like systems in Canada and Great Britain. By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 2, 2012 Dianne Feinstein stated on March 08, 2010 in a New York Times article: "We are the only industrialized nation that relies heavily on a for-profit medical insurance industry to provide basic health care." By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2010 Barack Obama stated on October 03, 2012 in a debate in Denver: Because of Obamacare, "over the last two years, health care premiums have gone up -- it's true -- but they've gone up slower than any time in the last 50 years." By J.B. Wogan• October 4, 2012 Barack Obama stated on December 15, 2009 in remarks at the White House: Health care reform plans being consided in Congress "will finally reduce the costs of health care." By Robert Farley• December 18, 2009 Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "Everyone in this country has access to health care." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 27, 2010 Tommy Thompson stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview: Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin wants a "completely government-controlled" health care system that goes "far beyond 'Obamacare'" and is "a Medicare system for all." By Tom Kertscher• August 26, 2012 John Edwards stated on November 12, 2007 in a TV ad: Edwards says if Congress won't pass universal health care, he'll tell Congress: "I'm going to use my power as president to take your health care away from you." By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 7, 2007 Paul Renner stated on April 04, 2024 in an interview: For health risk exceptions in Florida’s abortion amendment, “You're not even talking to a doctor to make that determination.” By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman• May 10, 2024 Rick Scott stated on November 18, 2010 in a speech: "The cost-saving measures we put into place at Columbia/HCA drove down national health care inflation from 18% to 8% in seven years." By Amy Sherman• December 9, 2010 John Faso stated on June 01, 2017 in a radio town hall: A waiver in the American Health Care Act "doesn’t apply to things like maternity coverage." By Dan Clark• June 22, 2017 Carlos Beruff stated on July 06, 2016 in a campaign ad: "The folks in Washington" are "already forcing you to buy government health care." By Allison Graves• July 12, 2016 Bill de Blasio stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate: "It matters that we nominate a candidate who saw the destruction wrought by a broken health care system and gave people universal health care. … These things really matter. And these are the things that I've done in New York." By Emmarie Huetteman• June 27, 2019 Gwen Moore stated on November 11, 2014 in a radio interview: "We've had the lowest health care inflation in history because of Obamacare." By Tom Kertscher• December 5, 2014 Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free health care services." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 30, 2009 Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care." By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2013 Instagram posts stated on May 07, 2023 in a post shared on Instagram: Duke Health, UNC Health and ECU Health “in North Carolina are diagnosing toddlers who play with stereotypically opposite gender toys as having gender dysphoria and are beginning to transition them!!” By Madison Czopek• May 10, 2023 Frank Lautenberg stated on May 03, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: "Just remember this: the president's health care bill put 30 million people on health care rolls that weren't there before." By Bill Wichert• May 11, 2012 Articles (3141) Top 16 myths about the health care law By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 24, 2013 The Truth-O-Meter on health care: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 13, 2009 One year later: the falsehoods continue By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 23, 2011 The Truth-O-Meter and the health care debate of 2009 By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 29, 2009 Fact-checking Florida on health care By Amy Sherman• June 28, 2012 PolitiFact's greatest hits on health care By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 20, 2011 Confused about the health care law? We can see why By Aaron Sharockman• November 20, 2013 Your guide to distortions on health care By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 19, 2009 1,300 fact-checks on health care By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 25, 2015 Fact-checking Obama's bipartisan health care reform meeting By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Catharine Richert• February 24, 2010 Fact-checking Rick Scott on the health care law By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• July 3, 2012 Australian political ad: A health care system like America’s? OH NO! By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 14, 2013 'Best health care delivery system in the world'? John Boehner thinks so By Louis Jacobson• July 5, 2012 Stretching the truth (again!) on health care By Bill Adair• July 9, 2012 Sorting out the players in the health care debate By Catharine Richert• July 27, 2009 Keeping health plans you like -- or not By Louis Jacobson• February 2, 2011 Health care reform group is wrong again By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2009 Blazing the way on health care reform claims By Tom Feran• June 28, 2012 Unlikely allies: Sarah Palin and Health Care for America Now By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 21, 2009 Health care reform: A summary of recent distortions By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 23, 2009
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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 Ron Johnson stated on June 04, 2017 in a television interview: "In the ‘40s, 68 cents of every health care dollar was actually paid for by the patient, today it’s only 11 cents." By D.L. Davis• July 19, 2017 Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is a Top 10 state for health care coverage." By Eric Litke• June 25, 2019 Rick Scott stated on July 02, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: Says the health care law rations care, like systems in Canada and Great Britain. By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 2, 2012 Dianne Feinstein stated on March 08, 2010 in a New York Times article: "We are the only industrialized nation that relies heavily on a for-profit medical insurance industry to provide basic health care." By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2010 Barack Obama stated on October 03, 2012 in a debate in Denver: Because of Obamacare, "over the last two years, health care premiums have gone up -- it's true -- but they've gone up slower than any time in the last 50 years." By J.B. Wogan• October 4, 2012 Barack Obama stated on December 15, 2009 in remarks at the White House: Health care reform plans being consided in Congress "will finally reduce the costs of health care." By Robert Farley• December 18, 2009 Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "Everyone in this country has access to health care." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 27, 2010 Tommy Thompson stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview: Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin wants a "completely government-controlled" health care system that goes "far beyond 'Obamacare'" and is "a Medicare system for all." By Tom Kertscher• August 26, 2012 John Edwards stated on November 12, 2007 in a TV ad: Edwards says if Congress won't pass universal health care, he'll tell Congress: "I'm going to use my power as president to take your health care away from you." By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 7, 2007 Paul Renner stated on April 04, 2024 in an interview: For health risk exceptions in Florida’s abortion amendment, “You're not even talking to a doctor to make that determination.” By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman• May 10, 2024 Rick Scott stated on November 18, 2010 in a speech: "The cost-saving measures we put into place at Columbia/HCA drove down national health care inflation from 18% to 8% in seven years." By Amy Sherman• December 9, 2010 John Faso stated on June 01, 2017 in a radio town hall: A waiver in the American Health Care Act "doesn’t apply to things like maternity coverage." By Dan Clark• June 22, 2017 Carlos Beruff stated on July 06, 2016 in a campaign ad: "The folks in Washington" are "already forcing you to buy government health care." By Allison Graves• July 12, 2016 Bill de Blasio stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate: "It matters that we nominate a candidate who saw the destruction wrought by a broken health care system and gave people universal health care. … These things really matter. And these are the things that I've done in New York." By Emmarie Huetteman• June 27, 2019 Gwen Moore stated on November 11, 2014 in a radio interview: "We've had the lowest health care inflation in history because of Obamacare." By Tom Kertscher• December 5, 2014 Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free health care services." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 30, 2009 Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care." By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2013 Instagram posts stated on May 07, 2023 in a post shared on Instagram: Duke Health, UNC Health and ECU Health “in North Carolina are diagnosing toddlers who play with stereotypically opposite gender toys as having gender dysphoria and are beginning to transition them!!” By Madison Czopek• May 10, 2023 Frank Lautenberg stated on May 03, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: "Just remember this: the president's health care bill put 30 million people on health care rolls that weren't there before." By Bill Wichert• May 11, 2012
Top 16 myths about the health care law By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 24, 2013 The Truth-O-Meter on health care: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 13, 2009 One year later: the falsehoods continue By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 23, 2011 The Truth-O-Meter and the health care debate of 2009 By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 29, 2009 Fact-checking Florida on health care By Amy Sherman• June 28, 2012 PolitiFact's greatest hits on health care By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 20, 2011 Confused about the health care law? We can see why By Aaron Sharockman• November 20, 2013 Your guide to distortions on health care By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 19, 2009 1,300 fact-checks on health care By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 25, 2015 Fact-checking Obama's bipartisan health care reform meeting By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Catharine Richert• February 24, 2010 Fact-checking Rick Scott on the health care law By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• July 3, 2012 Australian political ad: A health care system like America’s? OH NO! By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 14, 2013 'Best health care delivery system in the world'? John Boehner thinks so By Louis Jacobson• July 5, 2012 Stretching the truth (again!) on health care By Bill Adair• July 9, 2012 Sorting out the players in the health care debate By Catharine Richert• July 27, 2009 Keeping health plans you like -- or not By Louis Jacobson• February 2, 2011 Health care reform group is wrong again By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2009 Blazing the way on health care reform claims By Tom Feran• June 28, 2012 Unlikely allies: Sarah Palin and Health Care for America Now By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 21, 2009 Health care reform: A summary of recent distortions By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 23, 2009
