Claim: “Medicare benefits could be ‘rationed’ and seniors denied treatment by the new health care law.” Ad(s): Where (IPAB) Sponsor(s): American Crossroads Air Dates: 9/25-present Total Estimated Spending On This Claim: $192,180 Race: Florida U.S. Senate Markets: Ft. Meyers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach Stations: WBBH, WFTX, WINK, WZVN, WAWS, WJXT, […]
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“Medicare benefits could be ‘rationed’ and seniors denied treatment by the new health care law.” (FL US Senate)
The health care law will impose “higher taxes” and result in “lost jobs.”
Claim: The health care law will impose “higher taxes” and result in “lost jobs.” Ad(s): Forward Sponsor(s): NRCC State(s): IA Air Dates: Total Estimated Spending On This Claim: Markets: Stations: FactCheck.org Summary: The health care law will have little effect on employment, as we have reported before. The CBO estimates that the labor supply […]
Read MoreBusinesses “are forced to drop employee health care coverage” and, as a result, there are “families losing health care benefits. That’s what’s happening under the new health care law.”
Claim: Businesses “are forced to drop employee health care coverage” and, as a result, there are “families losing health care benefits. That’s what’s happening under the new health care law.” Ad(s): Forward Sponsor(s): NRCC State(s): IA Air Dates: Total Estimated Spending On This Claim: Markets: Stations: FactCheck.org Summary: “But that’s not happening now. […]
Read More“20 million people could lose their current health coverage.”
Claim: “20 million people could lose their current [health] coverage” Ad(s): Obamacare will be a nightmare for Florida Seniors, Alan Grayson supported anti-business policies in Washington Sponsor(s): U.S. Chamber of Commerce Total Estimated Spending On This Claim: $1,096,130 Factcheck.org Summary: [U]nder the “baseline” estimates, which the CBO and Joint Committee on Taxation see as […]
Read More“A Florida judge ruled parts of Obamacare unconstitutional.”
Claim: “A Florida judge ruled parts of Obamacare unconstitutional.” Ad(s): Alan Grayson supported anti-business policies in Washington, Lois Frankel wants to put bureaucrats in charge of healthcare Sponsor(s): U.S. Chamber of Commerce Total Estimated Spending On This Claim: $331,390 FactCheck.org Summary: It’s true that U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson in Florida, who was nominated […]
Read More“Senior [citizens] will see $500 billion in Medicare cuts to fund Obamacare.”
Claim: “Senior [citizens] will see $500 billion in Medicare cuts to fund Obamacare.” Ad(s): Obamacare will be a nightmare for Florida Seniors Sponsor(s): U.S. Chamber of Commerce Total Estimated Spending On This Claim: $930,220 Politifact Summary: The key to this claim is the fact that the health care law does not take $500 billion […]
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