17 People 9566 Fact-checks 3848 Articles People (17) Health Care for America Now Florida Agency for Health Care Administration United for Care Wisconsin Alliance for Reform Protect Our Care Save My Care Americans For Tax Reform Portlanders for Water Reform Oregon Health Authority Colorado Health Institute Health First Wisconsin Federation for American Immigration Reform Georgia Department of Public Health West Virginians For Health Freedom America's Health Insurance Plans Delaware Health and Social Services Fulton County Health and Wellness Fact-checks (9566) Chris Christie stated on October 19, 2011 in a radio interview: Says the national heath care reform is "a government takeover of health care." By Bill Wichert• October 23, 2011 John Cornyn stated on October 18, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: "The first installment of health care reform ... will raise the deficit by $250 billion." By Robert Farley• October 20, 2009 Chris Christie stated on October 11, 2011 in a news conference with Mitt Romney: Says "any attempt to try to compare" the Massachusetts health care law with the federal health care law is "completely, intellectually dishonest. Governor Romney did not raise one tax in doing what he did." By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• October 13, 2011 John Yarmuth stated on March 16, 2010 in a speech on the House floor: A national poll found that among people who oppose the Democratic health care reform bill, "almost 40 percent" opposed it not because it goes too far, but because "they don’t think it goes far enough. ... They will not be unhappy when we pass health care reform." By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2010 Steve Rothman stated on March 16, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says Congressman Bill Pascrell "voted to remove the public option from the Affordable Health Care Act." By Bill Wichert• March 28, 2012 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 Planned Parenthood stated on November 09, 2009 in an alert to members: "President Obama campaigned on a promise to put reproductive health care at the center of his reform plan." By Louis Jacobson• November 10, 2009 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 Club for Growth stated on August 23, 2011 in a TV ad: Says potential GOP U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supported "Obamacare" By Tom Kertscher• August 31, 2011 Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a speech on health care reform: "Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP" say that health reform "makes sense to do." By Catharine Richert• July 27, 2009 Anthony Weiner stated on January 19, 2011 in a speech on the House floor: The health care law includes tort reform. By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 21, 2011 Dave Marsden stated on June 14, 2014 in a radio interview.: After Massachusetts passed a mandatory health insurance law "their mortality rate went down...it saved lives." By Sean Gorman• June 27, 2014 Joe Wilson stated on September 09, 2009 in the audience at a joint session of Congress: "You lie!" (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.) By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 10, 2009 Nancy Pelosi stated on February 25, 2010 in a statement at the health care summit: The health care bill will "create 4 million jobs, 400,000 jobs almost immediately." By Catharine Richert• March 8, 2010 Chain email stated on August 24, 2009 in a message forwarded to many people: A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt." By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 11, 2009 Eric Hovde stated on July 26, 2012 in a radio ad: Says Tommy Thompson favors Obama's health care mandate, was publicly thanked by Obama for health reform support and that Thompson "says we can't repeal 'Obamacare.'" By Tom Kertscher• August 10, 2012 Robert Hurt stated on March 19, 2012 in a statement.: The CBO says the cost of health care reform will rise to $1.8 trillion, "increasing the price to far greater than the $900 billion" originally projected. By Nancy Madsen• March 26, 2012 Ginny Brown-Waite stated on August 24, 2009 in a mailing: "Any government-run 'public' plan ... creates an entitlement that will cost another $1 trillion over the next 10 years." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2009 Lou Ann Zelenik stated on July 26, 2012 in in an ongoing radio commercial.: "Diane Black voted to fund Obamacare." By Michael Collins• July 27, 2012 Reid Ribble stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign news release: "I lost my health insurance and my doctor because of Obamacare." By James B. Nelson• October 27, 2010 Articles (3848) On third day of Supreme Court hearings, PolitiFact New Jersey revisits health care reform fact-checks By Bill Wichert• March 28, 2012 Fact-checking Obama's bipartisan health care reform meeting By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Catharine Richert• February 24, 2010 Obama makes the case for health care reform By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• September 10, 2009 Sorting out the players in the health care debate By Catharine Richert• July 27, 2009 Unlikely allies: Sarah Palin and Health Care for America Now By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 21, 2009 No insurance? Beware of the tax man! By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 28, 2009 Chris Christie’s ‘Pants on Fire’ draws chilly responses from NJ.com readers By Bill Wichert• October 25, 2011 New health care attack ad sets the meter on fire By Robert Farley• March 16, 2010 Democrats' health care bill: Job killer or job creator? By Catharine Richert• March 8, 2010 Will health care reform knock $1 trillion off deficit? By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 1, 2010 Health care reform: A summary of recent distortions By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 23, 2009 Health care reform group is wrong again By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2009 High Court Hands Down Ruling on Health Care Law By Erin O'Neill• June 28, 2012 Health care group exaggerates CEO pay By Louis Jacobson• September 16, 2009 Lie of the Year: Reader comments By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 17, 2010 Health care reform: A simple explanation By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 13, 2009 Abortion and the health care reform bill By Robert Farley• August 7, 2009 PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: 'Death panels' By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 18, 2009 Drug promises stall because of PhRMA deal By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 15, 2009 GOP health care reform: A simple explanation By Louis Jacobson• November 5, 2009
Health Care for America Now Florida Agency for Health Care Administration United for Care Wisconsin Alliance for Reform Protect Our Care Save My Care Americans For Tax Reform Portlanders for Water Reform Oregon Health Authority Colorado Health Institute Health First Wisconsin Federation for American Immigration Reform Georgia Department of Public Health West Virginians For Health Freedom America's Health Insurance Plans Delaware Health and Social Services Fulton County Health and Wellness
Chris Christie stated on October 19, 2011 in a radio interview: Says the national heath care reform is "a government takeover of health care." By Bill Wichert• October 23, 2011 John Cornyn stated on October 18, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: "The first installment of health care reform ... will raise the deficit by $250 billion." By Robert Farley• October 20, 2009 Chris Christie stated on October 11, 2011 in a news conference with Mitt Romney: Says "any attempt to try to compare" the Massachusetts health care law with the federal health care law is "completely, intellectually dishonest. Governor Romney did not raise one tax in doing what he did." By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• October 13, 2011 John Yarmuth stated on March 16, 2010 in a speech on the House floor: A national poll found that among people who oppose the Democratic health care reform bill, "almost 40 percent" opposed it not because it goes too far, but because "they don’t think it goes far enough. ... They will not be unhappy when we pass health care reform." By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2010 Steve Rothman stated on March 16, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says Congressman Bill Pascrell "voted to remove the public option from the Affordable Health Care Act." By Bill Wichert• March 28, 2012 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 Planned Parenthood stated on November 09, 2009 in an alert to members: "President Obama campaigned on a promise to put reproductive health care at the center of his reform plan." By Louis Jacobson• November 10, 2009 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 Club for Growth stated on August 23, 2011 in a TV ad: Says potential GOP U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supported "Obamacare" By Tom Kertscher• August 31, 2011 Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a speech on health care reform: "Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP" say that health reform "makes sense to do." By Catharine Richert• July 27, 2009 Anthony Weiner stated on January 19, 2011 in a speech on the House floor: The health care law includes tort reform. By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 21, 2011 Dave Marsden stated on June 14, 2014 in a radio interview.: After Massachusetts passed a mandatory health insurance law "their mortality rate went down...it saved lives." By Sean Gorman• June 27, 2014 Joe Wilson stated on September 09, 2009 in the audience at a joint session of Congress: "You lie!" (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.) By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 10, 2009 Nancy Pelosi stated on February 25, 2010 in a statement at the health care summit: The health care bill will "create 4 million jobs, 400,000 jobs almost immediately." By Catharine Richert• March 8, 2010 Chain email stated on August 24, 2009 in a message forwarded to many people: A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt." By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 11, 2009 Eric Hovde stated on July 26, 2012 in a radio ad: Says Tommy Thompson favors Obama's health care mandate, was publicly thanked by Obama for health reform support and that Thompson "says we can't repeal 'Obamacare.'" By Tom Kertscher• August 10, 2012 Robert Hurt stated on March 19, 2012 in a statement.: The CBO says the cost of health care reform will rise to $1.8 trillion, "increasing the price to far greater than the $900 billion" originally projected. By Nancy Madsen• March 26, 2012 Ginny Brown-Waite stated on August 24, 2009 in a mailing: "Any government-run 'public' plan ... creates an entitlement that will cost another $1 trillion over the next 10 years." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2009 Lou Ann Zelenik stated on July 26, 2012 in in an ongoing radio commercial.: "Diane Black voted to fund Obamacare." By Michael Collins• July 27, 2012 Reid Ribble stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign news release: "I lost my health insurance and my doctor because of Obamacare." By James B. Nelson• October 27, 2010
On third day of Supreme Court hearings, PolitiFact New Jersey revisits health care reform fact-checks By Bill Wichert• March 28, 2012 Fact-checking Obama's bipartisan health care reform meeting By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Catharine Richert• February 24, 2010 Obama makes the case for health care reform By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• September 10, 2009 Sorting out the players in the health care debate By Catharine Richert• July 27, 2009 Unlikely allies: Sarah Palin and Health Care for America Now By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 21, 2009 No insurance? Beware of the tax man! By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 28, 2009 Chris Christie’s ‘Pants on Fire’ draws chilly responses from NJ.com readers By Bill Wichert• October 25, 2011 New health care attack ad sets the meter on fire By Robert Farley• March 16, 2010 Democrats' health care bill: Job killer or job creator? By Catharine Richert• March 8, 2010 Will health care reform knock $1 trillion off deficit? By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 1, 2010 Health care reform: A summary of recent distortions By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 23, 2009 Health care reform group is wrong again By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2009 High Court Hands Down Ruling on Health Care Law By Erin O'Neill• June 28, 2012 Health care group exaggerates CEO pay By Louis Jacobson• September 16, 2009 Lie of the Year: Reader comments By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 17, 2010 Health care reform: A simple explanation By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 13, 2009 Abortion and the health care reform bill By Robert Farley• August 7, 2009 PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: 'Death panels' By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 18, 2009 Drug promises stall because of PhRMA deal By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 15, 2009 GOP health care reform: A simple explanation By Louis Jacobson• November 5, 2009
