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Barack Obama says preventive care 'saves money'-No It Does Not

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Rightwingconspirator2/15/2012 10:32:49 am PST

Note to Obama
Specifics are your friends.

Our ruling

As a general notion, the idea that “preventive care … saves money, for families, for businesses, for government, for everybody” is no more true today than it was in 2009. Yes, preventive measures often save lives and keep patients healthier. Certain preventive measures may save money as well. But the findings of CBO and physicians who have studied the medical literature indicate that Obama’s sweeping generalization that preventive services save money is not accurate. We rate the statement False.