Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Health Care Ron Johnson stated on June 4, 2017 in a television interview: "In the ‘40s, 68 cents of every health care dollar was actually paid for by the patient, today it’s only 11 cents." Elizabeth Warren stated on July 13, 2017 in a video: "One in three people who’s receiving treatment for (opioid) drug problems gets some help from Medicaid to pay for that." Shawn Thierry stated on June 7, 2017 in a press release: "Texas mothers are dying during childbirth at the highest rates in the nation." Bernie Sanders stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "When you throw 23 million people off of health insurance -- people with cancer, people with heart disease, people with diabetes -- thousands of people will die. … This is study after study making this point." Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2017 in a Facebook post: The Senate bill "hands enormous tax cuts to the rich and to the drug and insurance industries, paid for by cutting health care for everybody else." Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy." Jimmy Kimmel stated on May 1, 2017 in a monologue on his show: "President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion." John Cornyn stated on March 9, 2017 in a U.S. Senate floor speech: Texas "spent close to a third of its budget on Medicaid last year, a third of all state spending." Barack Obama stated on March 23, 2017 in a statement on the 7th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act: "The vast majority of marketplace enrollees have experienced no average premium hike at all." Chris Murphy stated on March 16, 2017 in a press conference: "In year No. 1, 14 million Americans lose coverage," according to the CBO. Kathleen Sebelius stated on March 12, 2017 in an interview on Meet the Press: Blue Cross Blue Shield ended "2016 open enrollment with 1 million members in the Florida marketplace." Rosemary Laird stated on March 14, 2017 in a Florida Senate committee hearing: "Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness." Caleb Rowden stated on January 20, 2017 in a statement at a legislative breakfast: "And this would be the first year, if everything holds true, we will spend over $10 billion of our state budget on Medicaid out of the $28 billion budget." Tom Price stated on March 7, 2017 in a press briefing: The Obama administration said "they were going to be able to drive folks away from one of the most expensive areas for the provision of health care, and that is the emergency rooms. In fact, they did just the opposite." Gavin Newsom stated on March 7, 2017 in a tweet: "Cost of iPhone: $399 - Cost of healthcare for 1 year: $10,345 - Hearing @jasoninthehouse compare the 2 as if they are the same: priceless" Bernie Sanders stated on March 8, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "All In With Chis Hayes": The GOP health care plan gives "$275 billion in tax breaks for the top 2 percent, people earning $250,000 a year or more." Social Media stated on March 6, 2017 in social media posts: "It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House. Bernie Sanders stated on February 13, 2017 in an interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes: "Before the Affordable Care Act, (West Virginia’s) uninsured rate for people 64 to 19 was 29 percent. Today, it is 9 percent." Paul Ryan stated on January 5, 2017 in a news conference: Obamacare is "hurting people right now" with premium increases of up to 116 percent. George Takei stated on January 20, 2017 in a Tweet: "The White House removed its climate change web page. And the healthcare, civil rights and LGBT sections." Roy Cooper stated on January 19, 2017 in a speech to business leaders: Says North Carolinians are "already paying for" Medicaid expansion, even though the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid. Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on January 10, 2017 in a press conference: "Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding." Mitch McConnell stated on January 9, 2017 in an op-ed on FoxNews.com: "About 8 out of 10 favor changing Obamacare significantly or replacing it altogether." Ron Johnson stated on October 14, 2016 in a debate: Under Obamacare, "premiums have doubled and tripled" in Wisconsin. Paul Ryan stated on November 9, 2016 in a news conference: Obamacare "is not a popular law." Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2016 in a campaign speech.: Says Nevadans will have a "double-digit hike in their Obamacare premiums for the year" and "10 of Nevada’s 16 counties will only have one Obamacare...exchange insurer" Joaquin Castro stated on August 10, 2016 in a tweet about Carol Everett of the Heidi Group: Says the director of an anti-abortion group receiving a Texas grant to provide women’s health services "believes HIV can be spread through the sewer system." Baker Harrell stated on August 15, 2016 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: "Seventy percent of all Texans are overweight or obese." Howard Dean stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "Mike Pence voted against expanding the Children’s Health Insurance program, which Hillary helped to start." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Hillary Clinton helped "get done" the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Ron Johnson stated on June 4, 2017 in a television interview: "In the ‘40s, 68 cents of every health care dollar was actually paid for by the patient, today it’s only 11 cents." Elizabeth Warren stated on July 13, 2017 in a video: "One in three people who’s receiving treatment for (opioid) drug problems gets some help from Medicaid to pay for that." Shawn Thierry stated on June 7, 2017 in a press release: "Texas mothers are dying during childbirth at the highest rates in the nation." Bernie Sanders stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "When you throw 23 million people off of health insurance -- people with cancer, people with heart disease, people with diabetes -- thousands of people will die. … This is study after study making this point." Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2017 in a Facebook post: The Senate bill "hands enormous tax cuts to the rich and to the drug and insurance industries, paid for by cutting health care for everybody else." Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy." Jimmy Kimmel stated on May 1, 2017 in a monologue on his show: "President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion." John Cornyn stated on March 9, 2017 in a U.S. Senate floor speech: Texas "spent close to a third of its budget on Medicaid last year, a third of all state spending." Barack Obama stated on March 23, 2017 in a statement on the 7th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act: "The vast majority of marketplace enrollees have experienced no average premium hike at all." Chris Murphy stated on March 16, 2017 in a press conference: "In year No. 1, 14 million Americans lose coverage," according to the CBO. Kathleen Sebelius stated on March 12, 2017 in an interview on Meet the Press: Blue Cross Blue Shield ended "2016 open enrollment with 1 million members in the Florida marketplace." Rosemary Laird stated on March 14, 2017 in a Florida Senate committee hearing: "Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness." Caleb Rowden stated on January 20, 2017 in a statement at a legislative breakfast: "And this would be the first year, if everything holds true, we will spend over $10 billion of our state budget on Medicaid out of the $28 billion budget." Tom Price stated on March 7, 2017 in a press briefing: The Obama administration said "they were going to be able to drive folks away from one of the most expensive areas for the provision of health care, and that is the emergency rooms. In fact, they did just the opposite." Gavin Newsom stated on March 7, 2017 in a tweet: "Cost of iPhone: $399 - Cost of healthcare for 1 year: $10,345 - Hearing @jasoninthehouse compare the 2 as if they are the same: priceless" Bernie Sanders stated on March 8, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "All In With Chis Hayes": The GOP health care plan gives "$275 billion in tax breaks for the top 2 percent, people earning $250,000 a year or more." Social Media stated on March 6, 2017 in social media posts: "It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House. Bernie Sanders stated on February 13, 2017 in an interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes: "Before the Affordable Care Act, (West Virginia’s) uninsured rate for people 64 to 19 was 29 percent. Today, it is 9 percent." Paul Ryan stated on January 5, 2017 in a news conference: Obamacare is "hurting people right now" with premium increases of up to 116 percent. George Takei stated on January 20, 2017 in a Tweet: "The White House removed its climate change web page. And the healthcare, civil rights and LGBT sections." Roy Cooper stated on January 19, 2017 in a speech to business leaders: Says North Carolinians are "already paying for" Medicaid expansion, even though the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid. Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on January 10, 2017 in a press conference: "Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding." Mitch McConnell stated on January 9, 2017 in an op-ed on FoxNews.com: "About 8 out of 10 favor changing Obamacare significantly or replacing it altogether." Ron Johnson stated on October 14, 2016 in a debate: Under Obamacare, "premiums have doubled and tripled" in Wisconsin. Paul Ryan stated on November 9, 2016 in a news conference: Obamacare "is not a popular law." Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2016 in a campaign speech.: Says Nevadans will have a "double-digit hike in their Obamacare premiums for the year" and "10 of Nevada’s 16 counties will only have one Obamacare...exchange insurer" Joaquin Castro stated on August 10, 2016 in a tweet about Carol Everett of the Heidi Group: Says the director of an anti-abortion group receiving a Texas grant to provide women’s health services "believes HIV can be spread through the sewer system." Baker Harrell stated on August 15, 2016 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: "Seventy percent of all Texans are overweight or obese." Howard Dean stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "Mike Pence voted against expanding the Children’s Health Insurance program, which Hillary helped to start." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Hillary Clinton helped "get done" the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Ron Johnson stated on June 4, 2017 in a television interview: "In the ‘40s, 68 cents of every health care dollar was actually paid for by the patient, today it’s only 11 cents."
Elizabeth Warren stated on July 13, 2017 in a video: "One in three people who’s receiving treatment for (opioid) drug problems gets some help from Medicaid to pay for that."
Shawn Thierry stated on June 7, 2017 in a press release: "Texas mothers are dying during childbirth at the highest rates in the nation."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "When you throw 23 million people off of health insurance -- people with cancer, people with heart disease, people with diabetes -- thousands of people will die. … This is study after study making this point."
Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2017 in a Facebook post: The Senate bill "hands enormous tax cuts to the rich and to the drug and insurance industries, paid for by cutting health care for everybody else."
Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy."
Jimmy Kimmel stated on May 1, 2017 in a monologue on his show: "President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion."
John Cornyn stated on March 9, 2017 in a U.S. Senate floor speech: Texas "spent close to a third of its budget on Medicaid last year, a third of all state spending."
Barack Obama stated on March 23, 2017 in a statement on the 7th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act: "The vast majority of marketplace enrollees have experienced no average premium hike at all."
Chris Murphy stated on March 16, 2017 in a press conference: "In year No. 1, 14 million Americans lose coverage," according to the CBO.
Kathleen Sebelius stated on March 12, 2017 in an interview on Meet the Press: Blue Cross Blue Shield ended "2016 open enrollment with 1 million members in the Florida marketplace."
Rosemary Laird stated on March 14, 2017 in a Florida Senate committee hearing: "Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness."
Caleb Rowden stated on January 20, 2017 in a statement at a legislative breakfast: "And this would be the first year, if everything holds true, we will spend over $10 billion of our state budget on Medicaid out of the $28 billion budget."
Tom Price stated on March 7, 2017 in a press briefing: The Obama administration said "they were going to be able to drive folks away from one of the most expensive areas for the provision of health care, and that is the emergency rooms. In fact, they did just the opposite."
Gavin Newsom stated on March 7, 2017 in a tweet: "Cost of iPhone: $399 - Cost of healthcare for 1 year: $10,345 - Hearing @jasoninthehouse compare the 2 as if they are the same: priceless"
Bernie Sanders stated on March 8, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "All In With Chis Hayes": The GOP health care plan gives "$275 billion in tax breaks for the top 2 percent, people earning $250,000 a year or more."
Social Media stated on March 6, 2017 in social media posts: "It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House.
Bernie Sanders stated on February 13, 2017 in an interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes: "Before the Affordable Care Act, (West Virginia’s) uninsured rate for people 64 to 19 was 29 percent. Today, it is 9 percent."
Paul Ryan stated on January 5, 2017 in a news conference: Obamacare is "hurting people right now" with premium increases of up to 116 percent.
George Takei stated on January 20, 2017 in a Tweet: "The White House removed its climate change web page. And the healthcare, civil rights and LGBT sections."
Roy Cooper stated on January 19, 2017 in a speech to business leaders: Says North Carolinians are "already paying for" Medicaid expansion, even though the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid.
Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on January 10, 2017 in a press conference: "Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding."
Mitch McConnell stated on January 9, 2017 in an op-ed on FoxNews.com: "About 8 out of 10 favor changing Obamacare significantly or replacing it altogether."
Ron Johnson stated on October 14, 2016 in a debate: Under Obamacare, "premiums have doubled and tripled" in Wisconsin.
Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2016 in a campaign speech.: Says Nevadans will have a "double-digit hike in their Obamacare premiums for the year" and "10 of Nevada’s 16 counties will only have one Obamacare...exchange insurer"
Joaquin Castro stated on August 10, 2016 in a tweet about Carol Everett of the Heidi Group: Says the director of an anti-abortion group receiving a Texas grant to provide women’s health services "believes HIV can be spread through the sewer system."
Baker Harrell stated on August 15, 2016 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: "Seventy percent of all Texans are overweight or obese."
Howard Dean stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "Mike Pence voted against expanding the Children’s Health Insurance program, which Hillary helped to start."
Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Hillary Clinton helped "get done" the Children's Health Insurance Program.