Latest Fact-checks in Health Care Amy Klobuchar stated on July 15, 2019 in comments made at an AARP-sponsored Democratic presidential primary candidate forum: "There are, literally, two pharmaceutical lobbyists for every member of Congress." Bernie Sanders stated on July 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: With Medicare for All, "study after study has shown that ... the average middle-class families will save $3,000 each and every year on their health care bills." 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." Americans For Tax Reform stated on May 6, 2019 in a televised ad by the Americans for Tax Reform: "The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a plan to adopt socialist price controls from foreign countries." Rick Scott stated on July 8, 2019 in a tweet: "Americans are traveling to Canada to pay 12 times less for insulin than they would here in the US." Joe Biden stated on July 8, 2019 in a TV interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo: "We made parity between mental health and physical health. It was a fundamental breakthrough in how we thought about how things should work." Jess McIntosh stated on June 30, 2019 in a TV panel: "Fifty percent of Republicans are in favor of Medicare for All." Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2019 in a tweet from the Trump campaign: Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career. 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." John Delaney stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate: "If you go to every hospital in this country and you ask them one question, which is, ‘How would it have been for you last year if every one of your bills were paid at the Medicare rate?’ Every single hospital administrator said they would close." Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is a Top 10 state for health care coverage." Bernie Sanders stated on June 20, 2019 in a tweet: "30,000 Americans a year die waiting for health care because of the cost." Mark Pocan stated on April 30, 2019 in a tweet: "The United States is the ONLY industrialized country without universal healthcare." Seth Moulton stated on June 2, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The VA negotiates prescription drug prices. Medicare doesn't do that." Joe Biden stated on May 28, 2019 in a position paper released at a town hall meeting in Houston.: "The current school psychologist to student ratio in this country is roughly 1,400 to 1, while experts say it should be at most 700 to 1." Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2019 in a speech at the White House: "Drug prices are coming down, first time in 51 years because of my administration." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on May 10, 2019 in a campaign stop: "I actually in 2005 ran on Medicare for all." Chris Coons stated on May 14, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.": Obamacare granted "the protection against preexisting condition discrimination that extended to more than 150 million Americans, folks who get their health insurance through their employer." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in comments delivered during a White House event on surprise medical bills: "We will always protect patients with pre-existing conditions, very importantly." Eric Swalwell stated on May 8, 2019 in posted on Twitter: "The so-called ‘heartbeat’ law outlaws abortion before most women even know that they're pregnant. This is one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in our country." Joe Manchin stated on April 17, 2019 in a tweet: "Nearly 20 million Americans ... have gained health insurance since (the Affordable Care Act) passed in 2010." Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "One out of five Americans cannot afford the cost of prescription drugs." Cory Booker stated on April 29, 2019 in a cable TV news interview.: "We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism." Bloggers stated on April 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Before 1973 it was illegal in the U.S. to profit off of health care." Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell was cured of polio when he was a child by government-funded care and now he’s trying to take that same care away from millions of Americans Tim Ryan stated on April 11, 2019 in a town hall in New Hampshire: "Half the country today has either diabetes or prediabetes." Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: "One out of 4 diabetes patients in our country cannot afford their insulin." Amy Klobuchar stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall event for Democratic presidential candidates: "Big pharmaceuticals pay off — they literally pay off — generics to keep the prices and the competition off the market." Gavin Newsom stated on April 17, 2019 in a news release: California is leading the nation in holding drug companies accountable and fighting prescription drug prices. The Partnership for Safe Medicines stated on April 18, 2019 in a TV ad: Florida state senators "are pushing a new government program that allows prescription drugs from China without FDA inspection."
Amy Klobuchar stated on July 15, 2019 in comments made at an AARP-sponsored Democratic presidential primary candidate forum: "There are, literally, two pharmaceutical lobbyists for every member of Congress." Bernie Sanders stated on July 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: With Medicare for All, "study after study has shown that ... the average middle-class families will save $3,000 each and every year on their health care bills." 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." Americans For Tax Reform stated on May 6, 2019 in a televised ad by the Americans for Tax Reform: "The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a plan to adopt socialist price controls from foreign countries." Rick Scott stated on July 8, 2019 in a tweet: "Americans are traveling to Canada to pay 12 times less for insulin than they would here in the US." Joe Biden stated on July 8, 2019 in a TV interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo: "We made parity between mental health and physical health. It was a fundamental breakthrough in how we thought about how things should work." Jess McIntosh stated on June 30, 2019 in a TV panel: "Fifty percent of Republicans are in favor of Medicare for All." Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2019 in a tweet from the Trump campaign: Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career. 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." John Delaney stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate: "If you go to every hospital in this country and you ask them one question, which is, ‘How would it have been for you last year if every one of your bills were paid at the Medicare rate?’ Every single hospital administrator said they would close." Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is a Top 10 state for health care coverage." Bernie Sanders stated on June 20, 2019 in a tweet: "30,000 Americans a year die waiting for health care because of the cost." Mark Pocan stated on April 30, 2019 in a tweet: "The United States is the ONLY industrialized country without universal healthcare." Seth Moulton stated on June 2, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The VA negotiates prescription drug prices. Medicare doesn't do that." Joe Biden stated on May 28, 2019 in a position paper released at a town hall meeting in Houston.: "The current school psychologist to student ratio in this country is roughly 1,400 to 1, while experts say it should be at most 700 to 1." Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2019 in a speech at the White House: "Drug prices are coming down, first time in 51 years because of my administration." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on May 10, 2019 in a campaign stop: "I actually in 2005 ran on Medicare for all." Chris Coons stated on May 14, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.": Obamacare granted "the protection against preexisting condition discrimination that extended to more than 150 million Americans, folks who get their health insurance through their employer." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in comments delivered during a White House event on surprise medical bills: "We will always protect patients with pre-existing conditions, very importantly." Eric Swalwell stated on May 8, 2019 in posted on Twitter: "The so-called ‘heartbeat’ law outlaws abortion before most women even know that they're pregnant. This is one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in our country." Joe Manchin stated on April 17, 2019 in a tweet: "Nearly 20 million Americans ... have gained health insurance since (the Affordable Care Act) passed in 2010." Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "One out of five Americans cannot afford the cost of prescription drugs." Cory Booker stated on April 29, 2019 in a cable TV news interview.: "We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism." Bloggers stated on April 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Before 1973 it was illegal in the U.S. to profit off of health care." Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell was cured of polio when he was a child by government-funded care and now he’s trying to take that same care away from millions of Americans Tim Ryan stated on April 11, 2019 in a town hall in New Hampshire: "Half the country today has either diabetes or prediabetes." Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: "One out of 4 diabetes patients in our country cannot afford their insulin." Amy Klobuchar stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall event for Democratic presidential candidates: "Big pharmaceuticals pay off — they literally pay off — generics to keep the prices and the competition off the market." Gavin Newsom stated on April 17, 2019 in a news release: California is leading the nation in holding drug companies accountable and fighting prescription drug prices. The Partnership for Safe Medicines stated on April 18, 2019 in a TV ad: Florida state senators "are pushing a new government program that allows prescription drugs from China without FDA inspection."
Amy Klobuchar stated on July 15, 2019 in comments made at an AARP-sponsored Democratic presidential primary candidate forum: "There are, literally, two pharmaceutical lobbyists for every member of Congress."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: With Medicare for All, "study after study has shown that ... the average middle-class families will save $3,000 each and every year on their health care bills."
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."
Americans For Tax Reform stated on May 6, 2019 in a televised ad by the Americans for Tax Reform: "The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a plan to adopt socialist price controls from foreign countries."
Rick Scott stated on July 8, 2019 in a tweet: "Americans are traveling to Canada to pay 12 times less for insulin than they would here in the US."
Joe Biden stated on July 8, 2019 in a TV interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo: "We made parity between mental health and physical health. It was a fundamental breakthrough in how we thought about how things should work."
Jess McIntosh stated on June 30, 2019 in a TV panel: "Fifty percent of Republicans are in favor of Medicare for All."
Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2019 in a tweet from the Trump campaign: Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career.
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."
John Delaney stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate: "If you go to every hospital in this country and you ask them one question, which is, ‘How would it have been for you last year if every one of your bills were paid at the Medicare rate?’ Every single hospital administrator said they would close."
Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is a Top 10 state for health care coverage."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 20, 2019 in a tweet: "30,000 Americans a year die waiting for health care because of the cost."
Mark Pocan stated on April 30, 2019 in a tweet: "The United States is the ONLY industrialized country without universal healthcare."
Seth Moulton stated on June 2, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The VA negotiates prescription drug prices. Medicare doesn't do that."
Joe Biden stated on May 28, 2019 in a position paper released at a town hall meeting in Houston.: "The current school psychologist to student ratio in this country is roughly 1,400 to 1, while experts say it should be at most 700 to 1."
Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2019 in a speech at the White House: "Drug prices are coming down, first time in 51 years because of my administration."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on May 10, 2019 in a campaign stop: "I actually in 2005 ran on Medicare for all."
Chris Coons stated on May 14, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.": Obamacare granted "the protection against preexisting condition discrimination that extended to more than 150 million Americans, folks who get their health insurance through their employer."
Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in comments delivered during a White House event on surprise medical bills: "We will always protect patients with pre-existing conditions, very importantly."
Eric Swalwell stated on May 8, 2019 in posted on Twitter: "The so-called ‘heartbeat’ law outlaws abortion before most women even know that they're pregnant. This is one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in our country."
Joe Manchin stated on April 17, 2019 in a tweet: "Nearly 20 million Americans ... have gained health insurance since (the Affordable Care Act) passed in 2010."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "One out of five Americans cannot afford the cost of prescription drugs."
Cory Booker stated on April 29, 2019 in a cable TV news interview.: "We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism."
Bloggers stated on April 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Before 1973 it was illegal in the U.S. to profit off of health care."
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell was cured of polio when he was a child by government-funded care and now he’s trying to take that same care away from millions of Americans
Tim Ryan stated on April 11, 2019 in a town hall in New Hampshire: "Half the country today has either diabetes or prediabetes."
Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: "One out of 4 diabetes patients in our country cannot afford their insulin."
Amy Klobuchar stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall event for Democratic presidential candidates: "Big pharmaceuticals pay off — they literally pay off — generics to keep the prices and the competition off the market."
Gavin Newsom stated on April 17, 2019 in a news release: California is leading the nation in holding drug companies accountable and fighting prescription drug prices.
The Partnership for Safe Medicines stated on April 18, 2019 in a TV ad: Florida state senators "are pushing a new government program that allows prescription drugs from China without FDA inspection."