Associated Press fact checkers found inaccuracies in Rep. Paul Ryan's GOP vice presidential nominee acceptance speech, specifically his claims about Medicare.
In his speech Wednesday evening at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Mr. Ryan (R-Wis.) said the following: "And the biggest, coldest power play of all in Obamacare came at the expense of the elderly. ... So they just took it all away from Medicare. Seven hundred and sixteen billion dollars, funneled out of Medicare by President Obama."
AP rebounded, claiming Mr. Ryan's claim "ignores the fact that [Mr.] Ryan himself incorporated the same cuts into budgets he steered through the House in the past two years as chairman of its Budget Committee, using the money for deficit reduction," according to the report.
The report also said the Medicare cuts do not affect recipients directly, but "ultimately could by cutting into the profits of hospitals, health insurance plans and other service providers." The fact checkers said the cuts are part of an overhaul to extend Medicare solvency by eight years.
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In his speech Wednesday evening at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Mr. Ryan (R-Wis.) said the following: "And the biggest, coldest power play of all in Obamacare came at the expense of the elderly. ... So they just took it all away from Medicare. Seven hundred and sixteen billion dollars, funneled out of Medicare by President Obama."
AP rebounded, claiming Mr. Ryan's claim "ignores the fact that [Mr.] Ryan himself incorporated the same cuts into budgets he steered through the House in the past two years as chairman of its Budget Committee, using the money for deficit reduction," according to the report.
The report also said the Medicare cuts do not affect recipients directly, but "ultimately could by cutting into the profits of hospitals, health insurance plans and other service providers." The fact checkers said the cuts are part of an overhaul to extend Medicare solvency by eight years.
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