“They want to repeal a protection in Medicare that protects access to my medicines. They call it negotiation, but it really means the government decides what medicines I can get.”
"Sue" of Ohio
representafive of PhRMA. in a television ad. Claim dated 1 Aug 2021.
Washington Post rated thisThree Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
The ad describes a worst-case scenario, not the proposed legislation
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
"Sue" of Ohio (representafive of PhRMA) made this claim around 1 August 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 August 2021, 9 days later. Its rating was “Three Pinocchios”.
Where the claim appeared
- washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/ad-mischaracterizes-elements-of-pending-med…
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