“A lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act backed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey “would eliminate health care for over 800,000 West Virginians.”
Sam Brown Petsonk
Democratic candidate for W.Va., attorney general. a tweet. Claim dated 14 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The analysis didn’t only address people at risk of losing their coverage entirely. It also includes people who could see higher premiums or restrictions on what conditions are covered.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Sam Brown Petsonk (Democratic candidate for W.Va., attorney general) made this claim around 14 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 November 2020, 48 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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