15 People 21600 Fact-checks 7220 Articles People (15) Democrats Rising Right to Rise Moms Rising Physicians for Fair Coverage Illinois Rising Action Oregon Health Authority Colorado Health Institute Health First Wisconsin Georgia Department of Public Health Health Care for America Now West Virginians For Health Freedom America's Health Insurance Plans Delaware Health and Social Services Fulton County Health and Wellness Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Fact-checks (21600) Bernie Sanders stated on April 22, 2026 in a Senate committee hearing: “As a result of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' 15 million Americans have been thrown off the healthcare that they need." By Amy Sherman• April 30, 2026 Darren Soto stated on October 13, 2025 in an X post: Florida will be the “hardest hit” state in the country if enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire. By Samantha Putterman• October 20, 2025 Eric Cantor stated on February 04, 2014 in a news release.: "The CBO’s latest report confirms what Republicans have been saying for years now. Under Obamacare, millions of hardworking Americans will lose their jobs." By Sean Gorman• February 7, 2014 Katherine Clark stated on September 12, 2025 in a post on X: “Republicans are spiking health insurance premiums by 75% for everyday Americans” if they don’t extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies. By Louis Jacobson• September 17, 2025 Scott Walker stated on July 12, 2012 in an op-ed piece: A study showed that President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms will "devastate Wisconsin" by pushing people off employer-sponsored insurance, driving up premiums, increasing dependency and making 122,000 people ineligible for Medicaid. By Guy Boulton, Dave Umhoefer• July 29, 2012 Hugh Hewitt stated on March 26, 2017 in comments on "Meet the Press": Obamacare "is in a death spiral." By Allison Graves• March 26, 2017 Karen Handel stated on September 06, 2013 in a radio ad: "Unlike you and me, Congress gets to keep up to $11,000 a year in taxpayer subsidies" under Obamacare. By Eric Stirgus• September 25, 2013 James Lankford stated on May 24, 2017 in a Facebook post: "This year, a majority of states are seeing premiums and costs double" under Obamacare. By Louis Jacobson• May 25, 2017 Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: UPS left 15,000 employees’ spouses "without health insurance" and told them to, "go on an exchange with no employer subsidy." By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2013 Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2017 in in a tweet: "When Obamacare was signed into law, CBO estimated that 23 million people would be covered in Obamacare’s exchanges in 2017. They were off by more than 100 percent. Only 10.3 million people are covered by Obamacare." By Manuela Tobias• June 27, 2017 Marco Rubio stated on October 22, 2013 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor.": In Florida, "300,000 people are going to lose their individual coverage because of Obamacare. Now those people next year, they don’t have health insurance." By Amy Sherman• October 25, 2013 Paul Ryan stated on January 12, 2017 in a media briefing: Obamacare "is in what the actuaries call a death spiral." By Eric Litke• January 18, 2017 Gretchen Carlson stated on February 04, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The Real Story": "The CBO now says the president's health care law will cut the number of full-time jobs in the United States by 2.3 million by 2021." By Jon Greenberg• February 5, 2014 Ted Cruz stated on August 12, 2013 in a radio commentary.: "According to a recent Congressional Budget Office report, under Obamacare, 7 million people will lose their employer-sponsored insurance." By W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2013 Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2017 in a speech: "We essentially repealed Obamacare because we got rid of the individual mandate ... and that was a primary source of funding of Obamacare." By Jon Greenberg• December 21, 2017 Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2017 in a speech: "Obamacare premiums have doubled" in Wisconsin. By Tom Kertscher• June 15, 2017 Ron Johnson stated on November 05, 2015 in a radio interview: "Probably less than 4 percent" of Wisconsin residents "are enjoying the subsidies" from Obamacare. By Sarah Hauer• December 2, 2015 Chris Murphy stated on March 16, 2017 in a press conference: "In year No. 1, 14 million Americans lose coverage," according to the CBO. By John Kruzel• March 22, 2017 Amy Klobuchar stated on September 28, 2025 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": People with insurance through the Affordable Care Act will see a “75% increase in premiums starting Nov. 1” if enhanced subsidies are not extended, including “twice as much in the rural areas.” By Louis Jacobson• September 30, 2025 Republican Party of Florida stated on September 23, 2014 in a TV ad: Health insurance costs for Floridians are up 30 percent or more. By Amy Sherman• September 29, 2014 Articles (7220) Fact-checking Democrats’ talking points about Affordable Care Act subsidies By Amy Sherman• November 11, 2025 As ACA enrollment drops, higher insurance rates may follow By Julie Appleby• May 20, 2026 Fact-checking Democrats’ responses to Trump's 2026 State of the Union address By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek, Samantha Putterman, Zoe Weyand• February 25, 2026 States brace for reversal of Obamacare coverage gains under Trump’s budget bill By Julie Appleby• July 7, 2025 How the Trump-backed policy bill rolls back Obamacare By Julie Appleby, Phil Galewitz• June 5, 2025 Health care consolidation and rising costs happen, but Obamacare is not the key culprit By Julie Appleby• December 11, 2025 Health Savings Accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums By Amanda Seitz• December 8, 2025 Republican megabill will mean higher health costs for many Americans By Julie Appleby, Phil Galewitz, Renuka Rayasam, Bernard J. Wolfson• July 2, 2025 GOP talking point holds ACA is haunted by ‘phantom’ enrollees, but the devil’s in the data By Victoria Knight• October 27, 2025 Ad Watch: Will Obamacare raise your health insurance premiums? By Nancy Madsen• July 16, 2013 The big picture: Where Obamacare stands, August 2017 By Jon Greenberg• August 17, 2017 Fact-checking the Senate GOP health care bill By Jon Greenberg• June 29, 2017 High Five: Trumpcare vs Obamacare By Tom Kertscher• April 7, 2017 Trump voters wanted relief from medical bills. For millions, the bills are about to get bigger. By Noam N. Levey• July 25, 2025 What's in the COVID bill for health insurance and the ACA? By Emmarie Huetteman• March 9, 2021 GOP candidates' criticisms of ACA premiums leave out key pieces of health care puzzle By Samantha Putterman• December 8, 2023 Trump’s White House return poised to tangle health care safety net By Stephanie Armour• November 6, 2024 Fact-checking political talking points about the 2025 government shutdown By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• October 1, 2025 Attack ad on Obamacare revives talking points old and new By Steve Contorno• February 14, 2014 PolitiFact Sheet: Understanding Ted Cruz’s health care amendment and pre-existing conditions By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2017
Democrats Rising Right to Rise Moms Rising Physicians for Fair Coverage Illinois Rising Action Oregon Health Authority Colorado Health Institute Health First Wisconsin Georgia Department of Public Health Health Care for America Now West Virginians For Health Freedom America's Health Insurance Plans Delaware Health and Social Services Fulton County Health and Wellness Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Bernie Sanders stated on April 22, 2026 in a Senate committee hearing: “As a result of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' 15 million Americans have been thrown off the healthcare that they need." By Amy Sherman• April 30, 2026 Darren Soto stated on October 13, 2025 in an X post: Florida will be the “hardest hit” state in the country if enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire. By Samantha Putterman• October 20, 2025 Eric Cantor stated on February 04, 2014 in a news release.: "The CBO’s latest report confirms what Republicans have been saying for years now. Under Obamacare, millions of hardworking Americans will lose their jobs." By Sean Gorman• February 7, 2014 Katherine Clark stated on September 12, 2025 in a post on X: “Republicans are spiking health insurance premiums by 75% for everyday Americans” if they don’t extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies. By Louis Jacobson• September 17, 2025 Scott Walker stated on July 12, 2012 in an op-ed piece: A study showed that President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms will "devastate Wisconsin" by pushing people off employer-sponsored insurance, driving up premiums, increasing dependency and making 122,000 people ineligible for Medicaid. By Guy Boulton, Dave Umhoefer• July 29, 2012 Hugh Hewitt stated on March 26, 2017 in comments on "Meet the Press": Obamacare "is in a death spiral." By Allison Graves• March 26, 2017 Karen Handel stated on September 06, 2013 in a radio ad: "Unlike you and me, Congress gets to keep up to $11,000 a year in taxpayer subsidies" under Obamacare. By Eric Stirgus• September 25, 2013 James Lankford stated on May 24, 2017 in a Facebook post: "This year, a majority of states are seeing premiums and costs double" under Obamacare. By Louis Jacobson• May 25, 2017 Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: UPS left 15,000 employees’ spouses "without health insurance" and told them to, "go on an exchange with no employer subsidy." By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2013 Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2017 in in a tweet: "When Obamacare was signed into law, CBO estimated that 23 million people would be covered in Obamacare’s exchanges in 2017. They were off by more than 100 percent. Only 10.3 million people are covered by Obamacare." By Manuela Tobias• June 27, 2017 Marco Rubio stated on October 22, 2013 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor.": In Florida, "300,000 people are going to lose their individual coverage because of Obamacare. Now those people next year, they don’t have health insurance." By Amy Sherman• October 25, 2013 Paul Ryan stated on January 12, 2017 in a media briefing: Obamacare "is in what the actuaries call a death spiral." By Eric Litke• January 18, 2017 Gretchen Carlson stated on February 04, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The Real Story": "The CBO now says the president's health care law will cut the number of full-time jobs in the United States by 2.3 million by 2021." By Jon Greenberg• February 5, 2014 Ted Cruz stated on August 12, 2013 in a radio commentary.: "According to a recent Congressional Budget Office report, under Obamacare, 7 million people will lose their employer-sponsored insurance." By W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2013 Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2017 in a speech: "We essentially repealed Obamacare because we got rid of the individual mandate ... and that was a primary source of funding of Obamacare." By Jon Greenberg• December 21, 2017 Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2017 in a speech: "Obamacare premiums have doubled" in Wisconsin. By Tom Kertscher• June 15, 2017 Ron Johnson stated on November 05, 2015 in a radio interview: "Probably less than 4 percent" of Wisconsin residents "are enjoying the subsidies" from Obamacare. By Sarah Hauer• December 2, 2015 Chris Murphy stated on March 16, 2017 in a press conference: "In year No. 1, 14 million Americans lose coverage," according to the CBO. By John Kruzel• March 22, 2017 Amy Klobuchar stated on September 28, 2025 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": People with insurance through the Affordable Care Act will see a “75% increase in premiums starting Nov. 1” if enhanced subsidies are not extended, including “twice as much in the rural areas.” By Louis Jacobson• September 30, 2025 Republican Party of Florida stated on September 23, 2014 in a TV ad: Health insurance costs for Floridians are up 30 percent or more. By Amy Sherman• September 29, 2014
Fact-checking Democrats’ talking points about Affordable Care Act subsidies By Amy Sherman• November 11, 2025 As ACA enrollment drops, higher insurance rates may follow By Julie Appleby• May 20, 2026 Fact-checking Democrats’ responses to Trump's 2026 State of the Union address By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek, Samantha Putterman, Zoe Weyand• February 25, 2026 States brace for reversal of Obamacare coverage gains under Trump’s budget bill By Julie Appleby• July 7, 2025 How the Trump-backed policy bill rolls back Obamacare By Julie Appleby, Phil Galewitz• June 5, 2025 Health care consolidation and rising costs happen, but Obamacare is not the key culprit By Julie Appleby• December 11, 2025 Health Savings Accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums By Amanda Seitz• December 8, 2025 Republican megabill will mean higher health costs for many Americans By Julie Appleby, Phil Galewitz, Renuka Rayasam, Bernard J. Wolfson• July 2, 2025 GOP talking point holds ACA is haunted by ‘phantom’ enrollees, but the devil’s in the data By Victoria Knight• October 27, 2025 Ad Watch: Will Obamacare raise your health insurance premiums? By Nancy Madsen• July 16, 2013 The big picture: Where Obamacare stands, August 2017 By Jon Greenberg• August 17, 2017 Fact-checking the Senate GOP health care bill By Jon Greenberg• June 29, 2017 High Five: Trumpcare vs Obamacare By Tom Kertscher• April 7, 2017 Trump voters wanted relief from medical bills. For millions, the bills are about to get bigger. By Noam N. Levey• July 25, 2025 What's in the COVID bill for health insurance and the ACA? By Emmarie Huetteman• March 9, 2021 GOP candidates' criticisms of ACA premiums leave out key pieces of health care puzzle By Samantha Putterman• December 8, 2023 Trump’s White House return poised to tangle health care safety net By Stephanie Armour• November 6, 2024 Fact-checking political talking points about the 2025 government shutdown By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• October 1, 2025 Attack ad on Obamacare revives talking points old and new By Steve Contorno• February 14, 2014 PolitiFact Sheet: Understanding Ted Cruz’s health care amendment and pre-existing conditions By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2017
