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

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

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Bernie Sanders' May Day Speech in Philadelphia on Workers' Rights and Oligarchy

Published | Video Starts at 19:41

People who work their whole lives should be able to retire with dignity. Brothers and sisters, we are the only major country on earth not to guarantee health care to all. As a human right. 85 million are uninsured or underinsured. And we spend twice as much per capita on health care as the people of any other major country. The function of health care is not to make insurance companies and drug companies rich. (19:41–19:46)

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Asserts that 85 million Americans lack adequate health insurance.

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