Claim: "Under the president's plan, he cuts Medicare by $716 billion, takes that money out of the Medicare trust fund and uses it to pay for Obamacare."
Fact-check: Romney says Obama 'cuts' $716B from Medicare to pay for Obamacare
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Angie Drobnic Holan
Date published: 2012-08-20T00:00:00