Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Health Care Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So Oscar Health, the company tapped by Trump to profit from covid tests, is a Kushner company. Imagine that, profits over national safety.” Nancy Pelosi stated on March 12, 2020 in a press conference: Of the Trump administration’s European travel restrictions that exempt the U.K.: “Well, you can just get into the Chunnel, and you’ll be in the U.K.” Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in an interview on MSNBC: “Joe Biden just told @Lawrence that as president he would veto Medicare for All if it passed both houses and came to his desk.” Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. 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." Mike Pence stated on February 29, 2020 in a press conference: Speaking of an HIV outbreak in Indiana during his time as governor, says “we immediately deployed health resources.” Bloggers stated on February 24, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine we in the US had no access to because we sanctioned Cuba.” Daniel Lipinski stated on February 14, 2020 in a TV interview: Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.” Pete Buttigieg stated on February 19, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Nevada: The budget hole in Bernie Sanders’ plans “is bigger than the size of the entire economy of the United States." Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2020 in campaign talking points issued days before the New Hampshire primary: “Pete Buttigieg is a favorite candidate of Wall Street and the health care industry.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: “Over 130 legislators in this chamber have endorsed legislation that would bankrupt our nation by providing free taxpayer-funded health care to millions of illegal aliens, forcing taxpayers to subsidize free care for anyone in the world who unlawfully crosses our borders." Phil Scott stated on January 21, 2020: “In 2018, the providers the state paid through the ACO reduced the amount of money spent on healthcare services by $7.7 million.” Sean Casten stated on December 11, 2019 in a Facebook livestream appearance: "From 2000 to 2016, every major drug that was introduced came out of" National Institutes of Health funding. Amy Klobuchar stated on November 20, 2019 in comments at Democratic debate: "Over 70% of the people support Roe v. Wade. Over 90% of the people support funding for Planned Parenthood and making sure women can get the health care they need." Joe Biden stated on November 20, 2019 in comments during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.: "160 million people like their private insurance." Nicole Galloway stated on October 12, 2019 in a mass email: "Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country." Facebook posts stated on August 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: "People with pre-existing mental health conditions have access to firearms and not health care." Jerome Adams stated on August 30, 2019 in remarks at a substance abuse conference.: "Marijuana has a unique impact on the developing brain. It can prime your brain for addiction to other substances." Ryan Fournier stated on October 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Starting January 1, 2020, California will tax legal citizens if they don’t have health insurance. Why? The state needs to come up with $98,000,000 to pay for free health insurance for illegal aliens." Dan McCready stated on August 28, 2019 in a debate on WBTV: Says Dan Bishop "took the only vote from either party — the only vote — against pharmacists being able to tell people about lower-cost drugs." Dan McCready stated on August 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says "Dan Bishop doubles down on removing coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Under his sham ‘association health plans,’ insurance companies don't have to pay for medications for pre-existing conditions." 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." 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." Bernie Sanders stated on June 20, 2019 in a tweet: "30,000 Americans a year die waiting for health care because of the cost." 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." 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. Julián Castro stated on March 26, 2019 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump’s health care policies have "left millions more Americans uninsured since he took office." Julián Castro stated on March 12, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires." Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund." Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: "We have a president who wanted to throw 32 million people off of the health care they had."
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So Oscar Health, the company tapped by Trump to profit from covid tests, is a Kushner company. Imagine that, profits over national safety.” Nancy Pelosi stated on March 12, 2020 in a press conference: Of the Trump administration’s European travel restrictions that exempt the U.K.: “Well, you can just get into the Chunnel, and you’ll be in the U.K.” Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in an interview on MSNBC: “Joe Biden just told @Lawrence that as president he would veto Medicare for All if it passed both houses and came to his desk.” Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. 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." Mike Pence stated on February 29, 2020 in a press conference: Speaking of an HIV outbreak in Indiana during his time as governor, says “we immediately deployed health resources.” Bloggers stated on February 24, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine we in the US had no access to because we sanctioned Cuba.” Daniel Lipinski stated on February 14, 2020 in a TV interview: Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.” Pete Buttigieg stated on February 19, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Nevada: The budget hole in Bernie Sanders’ plans “is bigger than the size of the entire economy of the United States." Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2020 in campaign talking points issued days before the New Hampshire primary: “Pete Buttigieg is a favorite candidate of Wall Street and the health care industry.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: “Over 130 legislators in this chamber have endorsed legislation that would bankrupt our nation by providing free taxpayer-funded health care to millions of illegal aliens, forcing taxpayers to subsidize free care for anyone in the world who unlawfully crosses our borders." Phil Scott stated on January 21, 2020: “In 2018, the providers the state paid through the ACO reduced the amount of money spent on healthcare services by $7.7 million.” Sean Casten stated on December 11, 2019 in a Facebook livestream appearance: "From 2000 to 2016, every major drug that was introduced came out of" National Institutes of Health funding. Amy Klobuchar stated on November 20, 2019 in comments at Democratic debate: "Over 70% of the people support Roe v. Wade. Over 90% of the people support funding for Planned Parenthood and making sure women can get the health care they need." Joe Biden stated on November 20, 2019 in comments during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.: "160 million people like their private insurance." Nicole Galloway stated on October 12, 2019 in a mass email: "Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country." Facebook posts stated on August 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: "People with pre-existing mental health conditions have access to firearms and not health care." Jerome Adams stated on August 30, 2019 in remarks at a substance abuse conference.: "Marijuana has a unique impact on the developing brain. It can prime your brain for addiction to other substances." Ryan Fournier stated on October 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Starting January 1, 2020, California will tax legal citizens if they don’t have health insurance. Why? The state needs to come up with $98,000,000 to pay for free health insurance for illegal aliens." Dan McCready stated on August 28, 2019 in a debate on WBTV: Says Dan Bishop "took the only vote from either party — the only vote — against pharmacists being able to tell people about lower-cost drugs." Dan McCready stated on August 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says "Dan Bishop doubles down on removing coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Under his sham ‘association health plans,’ insurance companies don't have to pay for medications for pre-existing conditions." 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." 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." Bernie Sanders stated on June 20, 2019 in a tweet: "30,000 Americans a year die waiting for health care because of the cost." 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." 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. Julián Castro stated on March 26, 2019 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump’s health care policies have "left millions more Americans uninsured since he took office." Julián Castro stated on March 12, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires." Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund." Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: "We have a president who wanted to throw 32 million people off of the health care they had."
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So Oscar Health, the company tapped by Trump to profit from covid tests, is a Kushner company. Imagine that, profits over national safety.”
Nancy Pelosi stated on March 12, 2020 in a press conference: Of the Trump administration’s European travel restrictions that exempt the U.K.: “Well, you can just get into the Chunnel, and you’ll be in the U.K.”
Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in an interview on MSNBC: “Joe Biden just told @Lawrence that as president he would veto Medicare for All if it passed both houses and came to his desk.”
Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.
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."
Mike Pence stated on February 29, 2020 in a press conference: Speaking of an HIV outbreak in Indiana during his time as governor, says “we immediately deployed health resources.”
Bloggers stated on February 24, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine we in the US had no access to because we sanctioned Cuba.”
Daniel Lipinski stated on February 14, 2020 in a TV interview: Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.”
Pete Buttigieg stated on February 19, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Nevada: The budget hole in Bernie Sanders’ plans “is bigger than the size of the entire economy of the United States."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2020 in campaign talking points issued days before the New Hampshire primary: “Pete Buttigieg is a favorite candidate of Wall Street and the health care industry.”
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: “Over 130 legislators in this chamber have endorsed legislation that would bankrupt our nation by providing free taxpayer-funded health care to millions of illegal aliens, forcing taxpayers to subsidize free care for anyone in the world who unlawfully crosses our borders."
Phil Scott stated on January 21, 2020: “In 2018, the providers the state paid through the ACO reduced the amount of money spent on healthcare services by $7.7 million.”
Sean Casten stated on December 11, 2019 in a Facebook livestream appearance: "From 2000 to 2016, every major drug that was introduced came out of" National Institutes of Health funding.
Amy Klobuchar stated on November 20, 2019 in comments at Democratic debate: "Over 70% of the people support Roe v. Wade. Over 90% of the people support funding for Planned Parenthood and making sure women can get the health care they need."
Joe Biden stated on November 20, 2019 in comments during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.: "160 million people like their private insurance."
Nicole Galloway stated on October 12, 2019 in a mass email: "Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country."
Facebook posts stated on August 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: "People with pre-existing mental health conditions have access to firearms and not health care."
Jerome Adams stated on August 30, 2019 in remarks at a substance abuse conference.: "Marijuana has a unique impact on the developing brain. It can prime your brain for addiction to other substances."
Ryan Fournier stated on October 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Starting January 1, 2020, California will tax legal citizens if they don’t have health insurance. Why? The state needs to come up with $98,000,000 to pay for free health insurance for illegal aliens."
Dan McCready stated on August 28, 2019 in a debate on WBTV: Says Dan Bishop "took the only vote from either party — the only vote — against pharmacists being able to tell people about lower-cost drugs."
Dan McCready stated on August 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says "Dan Bishop doubles down on removing coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Under his sham ‘association health plans,’ insurance companies don't have to pay for medications for pre-existing conditions."
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."
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."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 20, 2019 in a tweet: "30,000 Americans a year die waiting for health care because of the cost."
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."
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.
Julián Castro stated on March 26, 2019 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump’s health care policies have "left millions more Americans uninsured since he took office."
Julián Castro stated on March 12, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: "We have a president who wanted to throw 32 million people off of the health care they had."