“The Democratic-sponsored Inflation Reduction Act will wind up "cutting Medicare $280 billion.”
What FactCheck.org found
The bill seeks to lower prescription drug costs by allowing Medicare to negotiate some prescription drug prices. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says the bill would lower premiums and out-of-pocket costs.
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In short
Sen. Rick Scott (Florida Republican) made this claim around 7 August 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 August 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Sen. Rick Scott has 5 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 2 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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