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Bernie Sanders: “40% of the funding for community health centers comes from…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Fighting Oligarchy with Bernie Sanders in Altoona (Broadcast at 630PM ET).

Published | Video Starts at 29:25

And today, some 32 million Americans utilize community health centers. That's primary health care. Dental care is a big deal, right? Mental health, lower cost prescription drugs. 40% of the funding for community health centers comes from Medicaid. You cut Medicaid significantly harder for people to get primary health care in America. But what else are they going after? It's not just Medicaid. It is also Social Security. At a time when millions of seniors are struggling to heat their homes and. (29:25–29:37)

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Asserts that 40% of community health center funding comes from Medicaid, and cuts would hinder access to primary health care.

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