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Bernie Sanders: “60,000 Americans die each year because they don't get to a…”

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

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It means that even though you have insurance, when you get sick, you still can't afford to go to the doctor. How insane is that? And you know what the result is? We don't talk about it much. 60,000Americans 60,000 Americans die each year because they don't get to a doctor on time because they're underinsured or they're underinsured. And I want to. I want to deal with another issue. You'll excuse me for being professorial here and a little bit boring, but it's important that we know this. (1:01:31–1:01:40)

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Asserts that 60,000 Americans die annually due to inadequate insurance coverage.

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