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Bernie Sanders: “85 million Americans are either uninsured or underinsured.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 1:12:19

Spending half as much per capita as we can. If they can do it, we can do it. After spending $15,000 per person, we have a health care system that is broken and dysfunctional. 85 million Americans are either uninsured or underinsured. We pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. 1. You want to hear crazy? 1 out of 4Americans go to the doctor. (1:12:19–1:12:26)

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Asserts that 85 million Americans lack adequate health insurance.

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