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

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

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Bernie speaks with @hasanabi (LIVE AT 5PM ET)

Published | Video Starts at 13:13

We all agree that should not happen. It's another thing to ask why it is we're spending twice as much per capita on health care. 85 million people are uninsured or underinsured. Insurance costs are going up. The question there is, is our health care system broken or not? I think many Democrats are prepared to say, yeah, it's broken. (13:13–13:18)

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