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Bernie Sanders: “Even if you have decent insurance...it takes you a long time…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 21:59

That's right. So the truth is that even in America, in Michigan, certainly in Vermont, I can tell you, Even if you have decent insurance...it takes you a long time to get into a doctor's office when you need to. You know, Senator, you know what the average wait time for a cardiologist is in America? How much? Two and one half months. That's pretty crazy, isn't it? (21:59–22:08)

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Asserts that even with decent insurance, there are long wait times to see a doctor in the U.S.

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