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Abdul El-Sayed: “We hold $225 billion in medical debt. Nearly a third of…”

Featuring: Abdul El-Sayed, Podcast Host, America Dissected | National

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Abdul El-Sayed on Historic MI Primary Win: "People Are Sick and Tired of This Politics of Hatred"

Published | Video Starts at 04:21

I'm so worried about what happens if I get sick and I'm insured because my deductible is what, $6,000, $10,000? It would put me into bankruptcy. Which is why across this country We hold $225 billion in medical debt. Nearly a third of households in this country carry that debt. We don't have to have that. What Medicare for all would be is guaranteed health insurance through the government without having to worry about a co pay, a deductible, a premium. (04:21–04:28)

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