Claim: At a nationally televised "town hall meeting" in Portsmouth, N.H., today, President Obama repeated a claim about health care that we've disputed in the past. Obama: So we want – if I'm a customer, if I'm a consumer and I know that I'm overpaying $6,000 for anything else, I would immediately want the best deal. But for some reason, in health care, we continue to put up with getting a bad deal. We're paying $6,000 more than any other advanced country and we're not healthier for it –
Fact-check: There He Goes Again: Obama's False $6,000 Claim - FactCheck.org
Verdict: at a nationally televised "town hall meeting" in portsmouth, n.h., today, president obama repeated a claim about health care that we've disputed in the past. obama: so we want – if i'm a customer, if i'm a consumer and i know that i'm overpaying $6,000 for anything else, i would immediately want the best deal. but for some reason, in health care, we continue to put up with getting a bad deal. we're paying $6,000 more than any other advanced country and we're not healthier for it –
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2009-08-11T21:19:23