Claim: "In the period from 2007 to 2011, the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner reported an 18 percent decline in the state's total medical spending."
Fact-check: Rhode Island Sen. Joshua Miller says state's total medical spending fell 18 percent from 2007 to 2011
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Edward Fitzpatrick
Date published: 2013-03-16T00:00:00