CLAIM vs. FACT: Bush's Health Care Record

CLAIM:
"Mr. Leavitt, in his first public event as secretary of health and human services, introduced Mr. Bush as someone who had 'improved quality health care for millions.'"
- NY Times, 1/28/05

FACT:
"The number of Americans living in poverty rose by 1.3 million last year, to 35.9 million, while those without health insurance climbed by 1.4 million, to 45 million, the Census Bureau reported. It was the third straight annual increase for both categories."
- NY Times, 8/26/04