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Adam Laxalt stated on July 30, 2022 in a tweet:

A Democratic bill negotiated between Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer would "increase taxes on millions of Americans across every income bracket."

By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2022

60 Plus Association stated on September 20, 2021 in a commercial shown on television and online:

Insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats “are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.”

By Victoria Knight • September 28, 2021

Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance:

“Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion.

By Eric Litke • April 21, 2021

Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president:

Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis."

By Shefali Luthra • April 16, 2020

Mike Pence stated on March 4, 2020 in in a press briefing:

“With regard to the cost, let me be very clear: HHS has designated the coronavirus test as an essential health benefit. That means, by definition, it's covered in the private health insurance of every American, as well as covered by Medicare and Medicaid."

By Julie Appleby • March 6, 2020

Joe Biden stated on November 20, 2019 in comments made during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.:

"The fact is that right now the vast majority of Democrats do not support Medicare for All."

By Victoria Knight • November 26, 2019

North Carolina Healthcare Association stated on July 7, 2019 in in a paid advertisement in the News & Observer:

Says the changes to the State Health Plan "will DENY North Carolina state employees, retirees, and their families of in-network access to critical healthcare services."

By Elizabeth Thompson • July 20, 2019

Pete Buttigieg stated on April 1, 2019 in a podcast interview:

"Since 1973, the income of the bottom 90 percent, so pretty much all of us, didn’t budge, or even retreated a little bit."

By Louis Jacobson • April 5, 2019

Maine Democratic Party stated on October 5, 2018 in a campaign mailer:

Say Maine U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin "voted to gut your retirement benefits."

By Stephen Koff • October 24, 2018

Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2018 in Facebook post.:

Abigail Spanberger "wants a tax increase of $32 trillion - that’s with a `T,’ to pay for her socialist health care plan."

By Warren Fiske • October 23, 2018

National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 9, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Says Washington’s Kim Schrier has a plan to eliminate employer-provided health coverage, double income taxes and put your care "in the hands of government bureaucrats."

By Stephen Koff • October 11, 2018

Mike Bishop stated on September 21, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says Elissa Slotkin’s plan is to take Medicare away from current senior recipients.

By Samantha Putterman • September 26, 2018

Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 18, 2018 in a television ad:

Says Tennessee Senate candidate Phil Bredesen "supports single-payer health care."

By Jon Greenberg • September 20, 2018

Jacky Rosen stated on August 13, 2018 in a campaign endorsement event:

Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors."

By Jon Greenberg • August 16, 2018

Jon Ossoff stated on March 30, 2017 in a campaign ad:

In the federal government, "there’s $16 billion in duplicate programs" that can be cut.

By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2017

Carlos Curbelo stated on September 18, 2014 in a speech to a college GOP group:

Social Security and Medicare are "a Ponzi scheme."

By Amy Sherman • September 24, 2014

Paul Ryan stated on May 5, 2014 in remarks at a forum:

Medicare is "going broke. The trust fund goes bankrupt in 2026."

By Tom Kertscher • June 5, 2014

Sarah Palin stated on November 24, 2013 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday":

The Affordable Care Act alters the "sensible doctor-patient-relationship-centered health care program ... we see today."

By Steve Contorno • November 24, 2013

David Axelrod stated on October 28, 2013 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

"The vast majority of people in this country are keeping their (health insurance) plan."

By Jon Greenberg • October 29, 2013

Marco Rubio stated on July 31, 2013 in a Fox News interview:

Under Obamacare, people who "have a doctor they’ve been seeing for the last 15 or 20 years, they won’t be able to keep going to that doctor."

By Amy Sherman • August 5, 2013

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Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers debate NAFTA, Medicare for All, Social Security

By Caleb McCullough, Loreben Tuquero, Maria Briceño • October 21, 2026

U.S. Capitol, police and security barriers 9-24-25

Trump has defied norms on executive power. What actions could he take amid a government shutdown?

By Amy Sherman • September 25, 2025

Harris closing ad project 2025 screenshot, 10-30-2024

In ad, Harris says Trump would gut Medicare and preexisting condition coverage. Here are the facts

By Samantha Putterman • October 30, 2024

What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?

By Julie Rovner • September 28, 2023

COVID-19 test kits end of freebies 2-13-2023

Era of ‘free’ COVID-19 vaccines, test kits, and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now?

By Julie Appleby • February 13, 2023

President Trump claims he’s bringing down drug prices again, but the details of how are skimpy

By Victoria Knight • August 25, 2020

Bloomberg on the defensive, fact-checking the Las Vegas Democratic debate

By PolitiFact Staff • February 20, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address

By PolitiFact Staff • February 5, 2020

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Joe Biden

By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2020

5 ways Warren’s Medicare for All math could fall short

By Jon Greenberg • November 8, 2019

“If you like your plan, you can keep it.” Biden’s health pitch invokes Obama’s troubled claim

By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2019

How Obamacare, Medicare and ‘Medicare for All’ muddy the campaign trail

By Shefali Luthra • May 13, 2019

Medicare for All defines one end of the Democratic presidential debate

By Jon Greenberg • April 11, 2019

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s two-hour speech at CPAC

By PolitiFact Staff • March 4, 2019

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s op-ed against Medicare for All in USA Today

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2018

20 attacks in the Ron Johnson-Russ Feingold U.S. Senate race, rated

By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2016

PolitiFact’s guide to the 2016 presidential candidate tax plans

By Linda Qiu • April 7, 2016

How much would Bernie Sanders’ health care plan cost the middle class?

By Linda Qiu • January 13, 2016

Zombie claims about Medicare just won’t die

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • September 12, 2014

Political attacks in governor’s race make Medicare claims confusing

By Joshua Gillin • April 9, 2014