“Under eight years of the previous administration, premiums for Medicare health plans went up. ... Under my administration, we’ve lowered Medicare Advantage premiums by a number nobody even believes — 34% nationwide.”
What FactCheck.org found
Most Medicare enrollees don't pay Medicare Advantage premiums, which went up by 46 cents under the Obama administration for the national monthly average. Part B premiums went up under both administrations.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 16 October 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 October 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
Where the claim appeared
- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-protecting-americ…
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