Claim: “David Gill would vote to keep the health care law that would gut $716 billion from Medicare.”
Ad(s): “Out There”
Sponsor(s): National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)
Air Dates: Sept. 21-pres.
Total Estimated Spending On This Claim: $22,175
Markets: Champaign, IL
Stations: WAND, WCCU, WCIA, WICD
FactCheck.org Summary: “The Affordable Care Act calls for a $716 billion reduction in the growth of Medicare spending over 10 years, a move that – if successful – would keep the hospital insurance trust fund solvent for eight more years. And House Republicans – who sponsored this ad – have called for a similar reduction in the future growth of Medicare spending.”