Latest Fact-checks in Medicaid Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Kevin Hassett stated on July 6, 2025 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation": A Congressional Budget Office estimate of people who stand to lose insurance from President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law said “about 5 million … have other insurance,” so “if they lose one (type of coverage), they're still insured.” Scott Jennings stated on July 1, 2025 in an episode of CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip: Almost 5 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients “simply choose not to work” and “spend six hours a day socializing and watching television.” Rick Scott stated on June 8, 2025 in a television interview: Four million more people live in Florida, but New York gets $20 billion more for Medicaid, because it covers illegal immigrants and adults without chronic illness. Russell Vought stated on June 1, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid (payments) is improper.” Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2025 in remarks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol: In the House bill, “we’re not changing Medicaid,” only cutting “waste, fraud and abuse.” Gavin Newsom stated on May 14, 2025 in una conferencia de prensa: Que California ofrezca acceso asequible a cuidado de salud para los inmigrantes ilegalmente en EE.UU. Bernie Sanders stated on May 12, 2025 in a post on X: “Republicans just unveiled their ‘big, beautiful bill,’ which will take Medicaid & health insurance away from 13.7 million Americans.” Gavin Newsom stated on May 14, 2025 in in a press conference: On California offering affordable health care access for immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Nick LaLota stated on March 4, 2025 in a video message to constituents: “On Feb. 25, I voted yes on a budget resolution that protects Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid while cutting some spending elsewhere." Social Media stated on February 14, 2025 in social media posts: “DOGE subcommittee discovered $2.7 trillion in improper” Medicaid and Medicare payments to people overseas. Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2025 in a Facebook post: President Donald Trump "just reversed all the cost caps Biden negotiated for anyone on Medicare or Medicaid." Make the Road Nevada stated on October 28, 2024 in an X post: Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown “wants to cut Medicaid and Social Security.” Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district. Kamala Harris stated on January 29, 2024 in an interview with Univision Noticias: Postpartum Medicaid coverage expanded from three states to 43 states because of the Biden administration. Nikki Haley stated on September 22, 2023 in a speech: Joe Biden "put 20 million people on Medicaid who aren’t even eligible, then stopped states from taking them off." Ron DeSantis stated on July 9, 2023 in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter: "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic." Sarah Godlewski stated on April 1, 2022 in Twitter: "Ron Johnson is trying to let insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer, depression, pregnancy, diabetes—or even COVID.” Nikki Fried stated on February 21, 2022 in a virtual town hall meeting: Florida is "49th in the nation when it comes to (Medicaid) funding” for people with disabilities. Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Expanding Medicaid, which if we had done at the beginning of the Abbott administration, would have brought in $100 billion to this state's economy." Rick Scott stated on December 7, 2021 in a press release: The Build Back Better Act “includes $34.5 billion in cuts” for charity care funding to hospitals. Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.” Jon Erpenbach stated on March 21, 2021 in TV interview: "There’s no strings attached to that money that we’d be getting as an incentive to expand Medicaid." Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion. Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Insulin prices rose “with the swipe of (Joe Biden’s) pen.” Greg Abbott stated on January 24, 2021 in a tweet: “Innocent lives will be saved” by ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood. Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.” Lindsey Graham stated on October 13, 2020 in in comments during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: “Under the Affordable Care Act, three states get 35% of the money, folks. Can you name them? I'll help you: California, New York and Massachusetts.” Nicole Galloway stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says "Gov. Parson’s administration purged 100,000 kids from Medicaid rolls." Chris Jones stated on August 20, 2019 in TV ad.: Says he "led the fight to expand Medicaid."
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Kevin Hassett stated on July 6, 2025 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation": A Congressional Budget Office estimate of people who stand to lose insurance from President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law said “about 5 million … have other insurance,” so “if they lose one (type of coverage), they're still insured.” Scott Jennings stated on July 1, 2025 in an episode of CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip: Almost 5 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients “simply choose not to work” and “spend six hours a day socializing and watching television.” Rick Scott stated on June 8, 2025 in a television interview: Four million more people live in Florida, but New York gets $20 billion more for Medicaid, because it covers illegal immigrants and adults without chronic illness. Russell Vought stated on June 1, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid (payments) is improper.” Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2025 in remarks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol: In the House bill, “we’re not changing Medicaid,” only cutting “waste, fraud and abuse.” Gavin Newsom stated on May 14, 2025 in una conferencia de prensa: Que California ofrezca acceso asequible a cuidado de salud para los inmigrantes ilegalmente en EE.UU. Bernie Sanders stated on May 12, 2025 in a post on X: “Republicans just unveiled their ‘big, beautiful bill,’ which will take Medicaid & health insurance away from 13.7 million Americans.” Gavin Newsom stated on May 14, 2025 in in a press conference: On California offering affordable health care access for immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Nick LaLota stated on March 4, 2025 in a video message to constituents: “On Feb. 25, I voted yes on a budget resolution that protects Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid while cutting some spending elsewhere." Social Media stated on February 14, 2025 in social media posts: “DOGE subcommittee discovered $2.7 trillion in improper” Medicaid and Medicare payments to people overseas. Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2025 in a Facebook post: President Donald Trump "just reversed all the cost caps Biden negotiated for anyone on Medicare or Medicaid." Make the Road Nevada stated on October 28, 2024 in an X post: Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown “wants to cut Medicaid and Social Security.” Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district. Kamala Harris stated on January 29, 2024 in an interview with Univision Noticias: Postpartum Medicaid coverage expanded from three states to 43 states because of the Biden administration. Nikki Haley stated on September 22, 2023 in a speech: Joe Biden "put 20 million people on Medicaid who aren’t even eligible, then stopped states from taking them off." Ron DeSantis stated on July 9, 2023 in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter: "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic." Sarah Godlewski stated on April 1, 2022 in Twitter: "Ron Johnson is trying to let insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer, depression, pregnancy, diabetes—or even COVID.” Nikki Fried stated on February 21, 2022 in a virtual town hall meeting: Florida is "49th in the nation when it comes to (Medicaid) funding” for people with disabilities. Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Expanding Medicaid, which if we had done at the beginning of the Abbott administration, would have brought in $100 billion to this state's economy." Rick Scott stated on December 7, 2021 in a press release: The Build Back Better Act “includes $34.5 billion in cuts” for charity care funding to hospitals. Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.” Jon Erpenbach stated on March 21, 2021 in TV interview: "There’s no strings attached to that money that we’d be getting as an incentive to expand Medicaid." Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion. Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Insulin prices rose “with the swipe of (Joe Biden’s) pen.” Greg Abbott stated on January 24, 2021 in a tweet: “Innocent lives will be saved” by ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood. Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.” Lindsey Graham stated on October 13, 2020 in in comments during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: “Under the Affordable Care Act, three states get 35% of the money, folks. Can you name them? I'll help you: California, New York and Massachusetts.” Nicole Galloway stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says "Gov. Parson’s administration purged 100,000 kids from Medicaid rolls." Chris Jones stated on August 20, 2019 in TV ad.: Says he "led the fight to expand Medicaid."
Kevin Hassett stated on July 6, 2025 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation": A Congressional Budget Office estimate of people who stand to lose insurance from President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law said “about 5 million … have other insurance,” so “if they lose one (type of coverage), they're still insured.”
Scott Jennings stated on July 1, 2025 in an episode of CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip: Almost 5 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients “simply choose not to work” and “spend six hours a day socializing and watching television.”
Rick Scott stated on June 8, 2025 in a television interview: Four million more people live in Florida, but New York gets $20 billion more for Medicaid, because it covers illegal immigrants and adults without chronic illness.
Russell Vought stated on June 1, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid (payments) is improper.”
Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2025 in remarks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol: In the House bill, “we’re not changing Medicaid,” only cutting “waste, fraud and abuse.”
Gavin Newsom stated on May 14, 2025 in una conferencia de prensa: Que California ofrezca acceso asequible a cuidado de salud para los inmigrantes ilegalmente en EE.UU.
Bernie Sanders stated on May 12, 2025 in a post on X: “Republicans just unveiled their ‘big, beautiful bill,’ which will take Medicaid & health insurance away from 13.7 million Americans.”
Gavin Newsom stated on May 14, 2025 in in a press conference: On California offering affordable health care access for immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
Nick LaLota stated on March 4, 2025 in a video message to constituents: “On Feb. 25, I voted yes on a budget resolution that protects Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid while cutting some spending elsewhere."
Social Media stated on February 14, 2025 in social media posts: “DOGE subcommittee discovered $2.7 trillion in improper” Medicaid and Medicare payments to people overseas.
Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2025 in a Facebook post: President Donald Trump "just reversed all the cost caps Biden negotiated for anyone on Medicare or Medicaid."
Make the Road Nevada stated on October 28, 2024 in an X post: Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown “wants to cut Medicaid and Social Security.”
Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district.
Kamala Harris stated on January 29, 2024 in an interview with Univision Noticias: Postpartum Medicaid coverage expanded from three states to 43 states because of the Biden administration.
Nikki Haley stated on September 22, 2023 in a speech: Joe Biden "put 20 million people on Medicaid who aren’t even eligible, then stopped states from taking them off."
Ron DeSantis stated on July 9, 2023 in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.”
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter: "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic."
Sarah Godlewski stated on April 1, 2022 in Twitter: "Ron Johnson is trying to let insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer, depression, pregnancy, diabetes—or even COVID.”
Nikki Fried stated on February 21, 2022 in a virtual town hall meeting: Florida is "49th in the nation when it comes to (Medicaid) funding” for people with disabilities.
Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Expanding Medicaid, which if we had done at the beginning of the Abbott administration, would have brought in $100 billion to this state's economy."
Rick Scott stated on December 7, 2021 in a press release: The Build Back Better Act “includes $34.5 billion in cuts” for charity care funding to hospitals.
Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.”
Jon Erpenbach stated on March 21, 2021 in TV interview: "There’s no strings attached to that money that we’d be getting as an incentive to expand Medicaid."
Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion.
Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Insulin prices rose “with the swipe of (Joe Biden’s) pen.”
Greg Abbott stated on January 24, 2021 in a tweet: “Innocent lives will be saved” by ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood.
Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.”
Lindsey Graham stated on October 13, 2020 in in comments during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: “Under the Affordable Care Act, three states get 35% of the money, folks. Can you name them? I'll help you: California, New York and Massachusetts.”
Nicole Galloway stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says "Gov. Parson’s administration purged 100,000 kids from Medicaid rolls."
