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13 October
5:33 pm

There are very few maternity charges under Medicare. It is largely a program that serves older adults as well as individuals.

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Susan Collins, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 3 (WABI/WAGM)

5:33 pm
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Why we checked itCollins is correcting her opponent's apparent conflation of Medicare and Medicaid by asserting Medicare primarily serves older adults and rarely covers maternity care — a specific factual claim about the scope of the Medicare program that could be verified.
What we foundThe claim that there are very few maternity charges under Medicare and that it primarily serves older adults is confirmed by multiple independent, authoritative sources.
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