Latest Fact-checks in Health Care 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 Hillary Clinton stated on April 29, 2008 in South Bend, Ind.: Every family health insurance policy has "a $900 hidden tax" to subsidize health care costs of the uninsured. Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2008 in a television ad: Hillary Clinton is "willing to have workers' wages garnisheed if they refuse to buy health insurance." Hillary Clinton stated on April 20, 2008 in in a television ad: Barack Obama's health care plan "will cost taxpayers $1,700 more to cover each new person." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: "The Children's Defense Fund rated McCain as the worst senator in Congress for children." Campaign to Defend America stated on March 5, 2008 in a television ad: John McCain and George Bush have "absolutely no plan for universal health care." Hillary Clinton stated on February 28, 2008 in a campaign event in Hanging Rock, Ohio.: Obama "only wants your children to have health insurance." Barack Obama stated on February 26, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio: A mailer from the Obama campaign "accurately indicates" that Hillary Clinton would "force uninsured people to buy insurance, even if they can't afford it." Barack Obama stated on February 21, 2008 in Austin, Texas: "As has been noted by many observers, including Bill Clinton's former secretary of labor, my plan does more than anybody to reduce costs." Hillary Clinton stated on February 13, 2008 in in a television ad: Hillary Clinton "has the only health care plan that covers every American." John McCain stated on January 30, 2008 in a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.: Romney left Massachusetts "with a $245-million debt because of the big government-mandated health care system." Hillary Clinton stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "There are 7,000 kids in New Hampshire who have health care because I helped to create the Children's Health Insurance Program." Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: Barack Obama "wants the government to take over health care, spend hundreds of billions of dollars of new money for health insurance for everyone." Barack Obama stated on December 13, 2007 in Johnston, Iowa: "If we went back to the obesity rates that existed in 1980, that would save the Medicare system a trillion dollars." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : "I do provide universal health care." Hillary Clinton stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : Barack Obama's health care plan "would leave 15-million Americans out." Hillary Clinton stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : Barack Obama's health care plan "would leave 15 million Americans out." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : Obama says his health care plan is "universal." Hillary Clinton stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "When Sen. Edwards ran in 2004, he wasn't for universal health care. I'm glad he is now." Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "All of the records, as far as I know, about what we did with health care, those are already available." John Edwards stated on November 12, 2007 in a TV ad: Edwards says if Congress won't pass universal health care, he'll tell Congress: "I'm going to use my power as president to take your health care away from you." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 31, 2007: "I had prostate cancer, five, six years ago. My chance of surviving prostate cancer, and thank God I was cured of it, in the United States, 82%. My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England, only 44% under socialized medicine." John McCain stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: "Another one he should veto is the SCHIP program, which he should say 'Take the C out of, because now it's for everybody, like every other entitlement program.'" Joe Biden stated on October 15, 2007: "With one stroke of his pen, President Bush has denied health insurance to 3.8 million kids who were due to get it under this bipartisan expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program." Duncan Hunter stated on August 5, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa: "This (SCHIP) is socialized medicine. It is going to go to families that make $60,000 a year. Those aren't poor children." Chris Dodd stated on October 3, 2007: "With the resources it takes to execute just over three months of the Iraq war, we could fully fund the expansion of health care for needy children that Bush vetoed." Hillary Clinton stated on October 4, 2007 in a television ad: "She stood by ground zero workers who sacrificed their health after so many sacrificed their lives and kept standing till this administration took action." Hillary Clinton stated on October 4, 2007 in a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.: "Hillary stood up for universal health care when almost no one else would, and kept standing till 6-million kids had coverage." Mike Huckabee stated on September 2, 2007: "The reality is, with a $2 trillion-a-year health care budget, we're spending more on health care, nearly 17 percent of our gross domestic product, versus 3.8 percent of GDP on the entire military budget." John Edwards stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "I was the first presidential candidate to lay out a specific, truly universal health care plan." Joe Biden stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "There are 300,000 babies born deformed every year in this country because of women who are alcoholics while they're carrying those children to term."
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Hillary Clinton stated on April 29, 2008 in South Bend, Ind.: Every family health insurance policy has "a $900 hidden tax" to subsidize health care costs of the uninsured. Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2008 in a television ad: Hillary Clinton is "willing to have workers' wages garnisheed if they refuse to buy health insurance." Hillary Clinton stated on April 20, 2008 in in a television ad: Barack Obama's health care plan "will cost taxpayers $1,700 more to cover each new person." MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: "The Children's Defense Fund rated McCain as the worst senator in Congress for children." Campaign to Defend America stated on March 5, 2008 in a television ad: John McCain and George Bush have "absolutely no plan for universal health care." Hillary Clinton stated on February 28, 2008 in a campaign event in Hanging Rock, Ohio.: Obama "only wants your children to have health insurance." Barack Obama stated on February 26, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio: A mailer from the Obama campaign "accurately indicates" that Hillary Clinton would "force uninsured people to buy insurance, even if they can't afford it." Barack Obama stated on February 21, 2008 in Austin, Texas: "As has been noted by many observers, including Bill Clinton's former secretary of labor, my plan does more than anybody to reduce costs." Hillary Clinton stated on February 13, 2008 in in a television ad: Hillary Clinton "has the only health care plan that covers every American." John McCain stated on January 30, 2008 in a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.: Romney left Massachusetts "with a $245-million debt because of the big government-mandated health care system." Hillary Clinton stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "There are 7,000 kids in New Hampshire who have health care because I helped to create the Children's Health Insurance Program." Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: Barack Obama "wants the government to take over health care, spend hundreds of billions of dollars of new money for health insurance for everyone." Barack Obama stated on December 13, 2007 in Johnston, Iowa: "If we went back to the obesity rates that existed in 1980, that would save the Medicare system a trillion dollars." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : "I do provide universal health care." Hillary Clinton stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : Barack Obama's health care plan "would leave 15-million Americans out." Hillary Clinton stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : Barack Obama's health care plan "would leave 15 million Americans out." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : Obama says his health care plan is "universal." Hillary Clinton stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "When Sen. Edwards ran in 2004, he wasn't for universal health care. I'm glad he is now." Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "All of the records, as far as I know, about what we did with health care, those are already available." John Edwards stated on November 12, 2007 in a TV ad: Edwards says if Congress won't pass universal health care, he'll tell Congress: "I'm going to use my power as president to take your health care away from you." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 31, 2007: "I had prostate cancer, five, six years ago. My chance of surviving prostate cancer, and thank God I was cured of it, in the United States, 82%. My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England, only 44% under socialized medicine." John McCain stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: "Another one he should veto is the SCHIP program, which he should say 'Take the C out of, because now it's for everybody, like every other entitlement program.'" Joe Biden stated on October 15, 2007: "With one stroke of his pen, President Bush has denied health insurance to 3.8 million kids who were due to get it under this bipartisan expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program." Duncan Hunter stated on August 5, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa: "This (SCHIP) is socialized medicine. It is going to go to families that make $60,000 a year. Those aren't poor children." Chris Dodd stated on October 3, 2007: "With the resources it takes to execute just over three months of the Iraq war, we could fully fund the expansion of health care for needy children that Bush vetoed." Hillary Clinton stated on October 4, 2007 in a television ad: "She stood by ground zero workers who sacrificed their health after so many sacrificed their lives and kept standing till this administration took action." Hillary Clinton stated on October 4, 2007 in a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.: "Hillary stood up for universal health care when almost no one else would, and kept standing till 6-million kids had coverage." Mike Huckabee stated on September 2, 2007: "The reality is, with a $2 trillion-a-year health care budget, we're spending more on health care, nearly 17 percent of our gross domestic product, versus 3.8 percent of GDP on the entire military budget." John Edwards stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "I was the first presidential candidate to lay out a specific, truly universal health care plan." Joe Biden stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "There are 300,000 babies born deformed every year in this country because of women who are alcoholics while they're carrying those children to term."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 29, 2008 in South Bend, Ind.: Every family health insurance policy has "a $900 hidden tax" to subsidize health care costs of the uninsured.
Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2008 in a television ad: Hillary Clinton is "willing to have workers' wages garnisheed if they refuse to buy health insurance."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 20, 2008 in in a television ad: Barack Obama's health care plan "will cost taxpayers $1,700 more to cover each new person."
MoveOn.org stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message: "The Children's Defense Fund rated McCain as the worst senator in Congress for children."
Campaign to Defend America stated on March 5, 2008 in a television ad: John McCain and George Bush have "absolutely no plan for universal health care."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 28, 2008 in a campaign event in Hanging Rock, Ohio.: Obama "only wants your children to have health insurance."
Barack Obama stated on February 26, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio: A mailer from the Obama campaign "accurately indicates" that Hillary Clinton would "force uninsured people to buy insurance, even if they can't afford it."
Barack Obama stated on February 21, 2008 in Austin, Texas: "As has been noted by many observers, including Bill Clinton's former secretary of labor, my plan does more than anybody to reduce costs."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 13, 2008 in in a television ad: Hillary Clinton "has the only health care plan that covers every American."
John McCain stated on January 30, 2008 in a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.: Romney left Massachusetts "with a $245-million debt because of the big government-mandated health care system."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "There are 7,000 kids in New Hampshire who have health care because I helped to create the Children's Health Insurance Program."
Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: Barack Obama "wants the government to take over health care, spend hundreds of billions of dollars of new money for health insurance for everyone."
Barack Obama stated on December 13, 2007 in Johnston, Iowa: "If we went back to the obesity rates that existed in 1980, that would save the Medicare system a trillion dollars."
Hillary Clinton stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : Barack Obama's health care plan "would leave 15-million Americans out."
Hillary Clinton stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : Barack Obama's health care plan "would leave 15 million Americans out."
Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. : Obama says his health care plan is "universal."
Hillary Clinton stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "When Sen. Edwards ran in 2004, he wasn't for universal health care. I'm glad he is now."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "All of the records, as far as I know, about what we did with health care, those are already available."
John Edwards stated on November 12, 2007 in a TV ad: Edwards says if Congress won't pass universal health care, he'll tell Congress: "I'm going to use my power as president to take your health care away from you."
Rudy Giuliani stated on October 31, 2007: "I had prostate cancer, five, six years ago. My chance of surviving prostate cancer, and thank God I was cured of it, in the United States, 82%. My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England, only 44% under socialized medicine."
John McCain stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: "Another one he should veto is the SCHIP program, which he should say 'Take the C out of, because now it's for everybody, like every other entitlement program.'"
Joe Biden stated on October 15, 2007: "With one stroke of his pen, President Bush has denied health insurance to 3.8 million kids who were due to get it under this bipartisan expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program."
Duncan Hunter stated on August 5, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa: "This (SCHIP) is socialized medicine. It is going to go to families that make $60,000 a year. Those aren't poor children."
Chris Dodd stated on October 3, 2007: "With the resources it takes to execute just over three months of the Iraq war, we could fully fund the expansion of health care for needy children that Bush vetoed."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 4, 2007 in a television ad: "She stood by ground zero workers who sacrificed their health after so many sacrificed their lives and kept standing till this administration took action."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 4, 2007 in a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.: "Hillary stood up for universal health care when almost no one else would, and kept standing till 6-million kids had coverage."
Mike Huckabee stated on September 2, 2007: "The reality is, with a $2 trillion-a-year health care budget, we're spending more on health care, nearly 17 percent of our gross domestic product, versus 3.8 percent of GDP on the entire military budget."
John Edwards stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "I was the first presidential candidate to lay out a specific, truly universal health care plan."
Joe Biden stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "There are 300,000 babies born deformed every year in this country because of women who are alcoholics while they're carrying those children to term."
