Claim: “But under President Obama, America’s health care is becoming more like the Canadian system that failed Shona.”
Ad(s): We Must Replace President Obama
Sponsor(s): Americans for Prosperity
Air Dates: September 4 – November 6
Total Estimated Spending On This Claim: $4,946,500
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FactCheck.org Summary: “The health care law does not impose a single-payer system like Canada’s, where all citizens have health care coverage provided by the government and paid for with taxes. Under the health care law signed by Obama, Americans would continue to buy insurance on the private market.”