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The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Angie Drobnic Holan
If you look at last year's presidential campaign, "you can't find a mention of public option."
A cap-and-trade plan promoted by Barack Obama would hit hardest "those already struggling to make ends meet."
Obama has admitted a cap and trade plan would cause electricity bills to "skyrocket."
"The Stupak Amendment doesn't just say you can't use your federal insurance subsidy to pay for an abortion, it says, if you're getting a federal subsidy of any kind, you're not allowed to buy an insurance plan that covers abortion even with your own money."
Under the House health care bill, the government "will have to penalize citizens if we choose not to buy a plan that will cost a minimum of about $15,000 per family per year."
The House of Representatives does not have a prochoice majority.
The House health care bill pays for "about six years of program with a decade of revenue, with the heaviest costs concentrated in the second five years."
Health care reform "establishes a new board of federal bureaucrats (the 'Health Benefits Advisory Committee') to dictate the health plans that all individuals must purchase."
Health care reform "requires the use of federal dollars to fund abortions through the government-run health plan."
Research shows the employer mandate in the House health reform bill would "place millions 'at substantial risk of unemployment' — with minority workers losing their jobs at twice the rate of their white counterparts."
Recent stories from Angie Drobnic Holan
Fact-checking new claims in the Sarah Palin bookWe examine Sarah Palin's claims on the Reagan recession, cap and trade and the McCain tactics on ACORN.
Fact-checking Sarah Palin as she goes 'Rogue'We examine Sarah Palin's book Going Rogue and put it to the Truth-O-Meter.
Counting votes on abortionRep. Loretta Sanchez said the House of Representatives does not have a majority for abortion rights. We check her math.
Health promises stallWe add promises on reproductive care and allowing people to shop for health plans like members of Congress. Both get rated Stalled.
Health care reform and the abortion amendmentAbortion opponents put greater restrictions in the House bill. We sort out the details.
GOP health bill analysis meets the Truth-O-MeterA Republican rebuttal to the House health care bill includes a number of distortions.
Muddle about the medalSome House Republicans claim Obama needs permission from Congress to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. We explore the rules and what other recipients have done.
A narrow door for the health exchangeIf you want to buy the public option on the health care exchange, you'll have to be part of a select group.
Health care reform: A summary of recent distortionsA PolitiFact guide to distortions in the health care reform debate
Unlikely allies: Sarah Palin and Health Care for America NowPalin and HCAN both dislike a proposed tax on "Cadillac" health plans.
Angie Drobnic Holan is a staff writer and researcher for PolitiFact.com. She has worked as a researcher at the St. Petersburg Times since 2005, and she holds a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is finishing a masters of library and information science at the University of South Florida. She previously was a news researcher at The Tampa Tribune and a business reporter at the Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register.
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