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Hillary Clinton: 'We now have driven costs down to the lowest they've been in 50 years'
politifact.com ^
| 1/18/16
| C. Eugene Emery Jr.
Posted on 01/19/2016 2:29:21 PM PST by Nachum
During the Jan. 17 Democratic presidential debate, Hillary Clinton argued against, as she put it, doing away with Obamacare and trying to replace it with the type of single-payer system her primary opponent, Bernie Sanders, wants to implement.
Attempts to do that when Democrats controlled the government failed, she noted, arguing that Obamacare has accomplished a lot.
"We have the Affordable Care Act. Let's make it work," Clinton said. "We now have driven costs down to the lowest they've been in 50 years. Now we've got to get individual costs down. That's what I'm planning to do."
Health care costs are the lowest in 50 years? That's probably news to consumers who keep seeing their premiums and copays going up.
We decided to check the vital signs of this claim.
We found that Clinton was incorrect. The actual per-person cost of health care has increased steadily over the last half-century, according to a 2013 White House report.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clinton; costs; hillary; obamacare
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Falsity False.
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:29:21 PM PST
by
Nachum
To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:29:39 PM PST
by
Nachum
(Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
To: Nachum
Really?
Mine just went up $2400 this year.
F U B O !
F U HRC !
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:30:26 PM PST
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
To: Nachum
No classified info on my clean server. (Just Yankee White...)
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:31:05 PM PST
by
Shady
(We are at war again......this time for our lives...)
To: Nachum
Also, the chocolate ration is increased to 20g per week.
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:31:38 PM PST
by
ZOOKER
(Until further notice the /s is implied...)
To: Nachum
Well of course the costs are low for the millions of people who get subsidies......Zilch, zero, nada.
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:31:56 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Proud CRUZader!)
To: Nachum
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:32:29 PM PST
by
Williams
(Dear God, please save us from the Democrats. And the Republicans.)
To: Nachum
"We now have driven costs down to the lowest they've been in 50 years. Now we've got to get individual costs down...." Here's a comeback, for anyone reading. If Healthcare costs are the lowest in 50 years, she means for the Big Healthcare companies, so they maximize their profits while the individual pays more than ever. And THEN she wants to go and try to get the individual costs down? Sounds like she's running interference for Corporate GREED, like bought and paid for Politicians do.
To: Nachum
We now have driven costs down to the lowest they've been in 50 years.
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:34:59 PM PST
by
mrmeyer
(You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. � Robert Heinlein)
To: Nachum
“Costs” are down in that the government is squeezing doctors. But people are paying way more.
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:35:08 PM PST
by
Williams
(Dear God, please save us from the Democrats. And the Republicans.)
To: Williams
She’s not talking about her speaking fees.
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:36:26 PM PST
by
Loud Mime
(Honor the Commandments because they're not suggestions; stop gambling on forgiveness.)
To: Williams
A lying liar who lies. Lying and deceit are all she knows.
(That said, she's an awful liar.)
.
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:37:23 PM PST
by
Seaplaner
(Never give in. Never give in. Never...except for convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
To: Nachum
I’m the queen of England. Seriously.
5.56mm
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:38:12 PM PST
by
M Kehoe
To: PROCON
Obama proved in 2012 that no matter how bad things are going in the country, you can buy re-election with entitlements.
To: All
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:40:33 PM PST
by
musicman
(Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
To: Nachum
To: Nachum
Driven costs down to lowest in 50 years but the people are paying the most ever.
And I thought Republicans were supposed to be the party of big business.
The progressives priorities are:
1) Oligarchs
2) Government
3) Big business/Banks
4) People
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:42:48 PM PST
by
Vic S
To: Nachum
That's odd because in the past 3 years, mine has quadrupled in price and coverage has been reduced to worse-than-HSA condition with a 4 thousand dollar deductible... 100% coming out of my pocket before even one dime is paid out. That comes out to almost 15 grand per year for a family of 4. It's almost worth not having at all at his point.
8 years ago, I was paying 250/mo for a straight 80/20 plan that went 100% at 3000 dollars.
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:42:57 PM PST
by
FunkyZero
(... I've got a Grand Piano to prop up my mortal remains)
To: Nachum
Hillary Clinton: 'We now have driven costs down up to the lowest highest they've been in 50 years'
If she actually told the truth..
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:43:33 PM PST
by
Trillian
To: M Kehoe
I always wondered what you did with all that spare time.
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posted on
01/19/2016 2:44:04 PM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(I think Hillary looks tired, don't you?)
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