In Montana Senate race, Jon Tester exaggerates Tim Sheehy’s Medicare position | Fact check
Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy used the term "pure privatization" when discussing the U.S. health care system during an August 2023 event. However, he did not say he intended to eliminate Medicare. Sheehy’s quote conflicts with the approach to health care policy outlined on his campaign website and in a recent op-ed.