The claim by Democratic presidential candidate Eric Swalwell is correct but could use more context and clarification.
Category: KHN & PolitiFact HealthCheck
Booker’s Argument For Environmental Justice Stays Within The Lines
He didn’t overstate the relationship between hazardous waste sites and birth defects and autism.
Is Insulin’s High Cost Keeping Diabetes Patients From Taking Their Medicine?
An estimated 1.25 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes and cannot live without insulin. Sen. Kamala Harris’ claim that 1 in 4 diabetes patients cannot afford their insulin is a shockingly high number, so we decided to dig into the sparse data.
Newsom: California Leads On Prescription Drugs
California regularly portrays itself as a national trendsetter on political issues, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is claiming that title on prescription drugs. Newsom has a plan to take on the drug industry, and at an April 17 news conference in Southern California, he declared that two other governors already want to join his effort. […]
Klobuchar Wants To Stop ‘Pay-For-Delay’ Deals That Keep Drug Prices High
It’s as shady as it sounds.
Mulvaney: Trump Brought Down Drug Prices For The First Time In 50 Years
It’s “within spitting distance of something that’s true,” said one health economist. But our fact check found it wasn’t quite there.
