Trump Wrongly Said Health Insurers Will Pay For All Coronavirus Treatment
There are important distinctions between how insurance companies will cover the test and the treatment. This makes the president’s statement an exaggeration, at best.
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There are important distinctions between how insurance companies will cover the test and the treatment. This makes the president’s statement an exaggeration, at best.
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The research exaggerates potential savings, cherry-picks evidence and downplays some of the potential trade-offs.
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Biden’s statement misses the mark because of messy math.
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In his Feb. 4 State of the Union address, President Donald Trump said the cost of extending health care to people regardless of their citizenship status would "bankrupt" the U.S.
We checked again. The data has not changed.
But like all of health care, it’s complicated.
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The claim, which builds on previous statements and campaign messaging, drew strong reactions.
Calculations are complicated, but correct.
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These numbers are stark.
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