Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says “it’s illegal” for her to obtain insurance on the exchanges set up by the Affordable Care Act. Rep. Cory Gardner accused her of lying.
Is It ‘Illegal’ for Sebelius to Buy Exchange Plan?
Month: October 2013
Grimes Inflates McConnell’s ‘Gridlock’ Tally
Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Democratic opponent exaggerates when she claims in a TV ad that McConnell “blocked the Senate over 400 times” since 2007.
Reality Confronts Obama’s False Promise
We’ve been saying for years that President Obama was over-simplifying and over-promising when he kept saying, “if you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan” under the new health care law. Now reality is catching up with his political spin.
Misusing Our Name in Virginia
Attention Virginia voters: FactCheck.org has not previously written about House of Delegates candidates Robert Farinholt or Monty Mason. No matter what TV ads, robocalls and campaign mailers say.
Oct. 25: Government Shutdown, McAuliffe’s Budget, Medicare
Misrepresenting McAuliffe’s Budget Plan
Three new ads — two from the Ken Cuccinelli campaign and another from a super PAC that supports him — claim Terry McAuliffe’s budget plan would increase spending by $14 billion and that he would raise taxes on the typical family by $1,700 to pay for it.
Who’s Fooling Whom in Alabama?
A TV ad accuses Alabama congressional candidate Dean Young of fooling “good Christian people” into making contributions to a political action committee “for his own profit.” That’s nonsense.
Democrats Exaggerate Shutdown Costs
Some Democrats have taken to exaggerating the cost of the federal government shutdown, suggesting that it cost the economy nearly 1 million jobs, and claiming that it cost taxpayers $30 billion. Neither statement is accurate.
Cruz Distorts ACA Impact on Seniors, Children
Sen. Ted Cruz says his “fight against Obamacare must continue,” and so must our fact-checking of claims about the law.
ACA Doesn’t Restrict Mammograms
Q: Does the Affordable Care Act restrict my ability to get a mammogram?
A: No. In fact, the law requires insurers to cover mammography, with no cost-sharing, every one to two years for women starting at age 40. Medicare fully pays for mammograms once every 12 months with no upper age limit.