ANALYSIS: The health care industry's stranglehold on Congress

By Wendell Potter

Special interest stranglehold on Congress stifles meaningful health care reform

ANALYSIS: Are insurers influencing health reform's rules behind closed doors?

By Wendell Potter

Consumer advocates worried insurers are influencing health reform rules behind closed doors

ANALYSIS: Rick Perry dodges questions on health care, as Texas falls behind

By Wendell Potter

Despite studies showing low-quality health care in Texas, Rick Perry dodges questions on his record
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FACT CHECK: Fact or fiction?

By FactCheck.Org

FactCheck.org calls out some of the biggest poliical lies of the year

ANALYSIS: Awards for health care reform wimpery and obfuscation

By Wendell Potter

Lumps of coal to Obama, Wyden, Ryan and PolitiFact

ANALYSIS: When Medicare isn't Medicare

By Wendell Potter

Ryan plan off-loads risk to beneficiaries
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FACT CHECK: New Hampshire debates, take 2

By FactCheck.Org

Fact-checking the second GOP debate of the weekend

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"…  cutting “theft alone we could save $100 billion” in Medicare and Medicaid, and that the only people punished would be “crooks.”It’s true that …"

"… e only people punished would be “crooks.”It’s true that Medicare and Medicaid paid about $64.8 billion in “improper payments” in 2011 — …"

"… “improper payments” in all federal programs — not just Medicare and Medicaid. And the improper payments did not all go to “crooks.” They represent …"

"… oney improperly.About half of improper payments, or $64.8 billion, were in Medicaid ($21.9 billion), Medicare’s traditional fee-for-services program ($28.8 …"

FACT CHECK: Final four GOP candidates face off in South Carolina

By FactCheck.Org

Republican candidates face off on health care, abortion, history and jobs

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… s covered by private insurance, ignoring Medicare and his own expansion of Medicaid.Santorum also fouled up when he claimed the state has “the highest healt …"

"… es to help lower-income residents buy private insurance, and they expanded Medicaid.Romney wrong on “private” insurance: Romney was correct when he s …"

"… insured previously were covered by Medicare (for those age 65 or older) or Medicaid (for low-income residents), which are both government programs, not “pri …"

"… ectly noted, Romney’s program covered the uninsured in part by expanding Medicaid for some, and by providing state subsidies for the purchase of private ins …"

ANALYSIS: Park City vantage point puts tragedy of American health care in vivid relief

By Wendell Potter

Death shows contrasts between Canadian, U.S. health care systems

FACT CHECK: Democrats' repeat ‘end Medicare’ cry is wrong, again

By FactCheck.Org

House Majority PAC returns to false talking point that House Republicans voted to end Medicare

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… situation and thereby lead policymakers to reduce benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, or other programs,” the CBO said. Meanwhile, Ryan himself has now  …"

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