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Bernie Sanders: “If we can't pay, these same contracts allow them to take…”

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

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Theo Von Interviews Bernie Sanders on American Politics and 2024 Election

Published | Video Starts at 1:03:39

Today, we confront a health care system that has been rigged against all of us. Hospitals force patients to sign contracts for services without ever showing us actual practice, stifling competition, overcharging without accountability. And If we can't pay, these same contracts allow them to take everything we own. creating so much fear that millions and millions of Americans refuse to enter. Our hospital, putting our health and our lives at stake. This is an American humanitarian crisis. (1:03:39–1:03:45)

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Asserts that hospital contracts allow asset seizure if patients can't pay.

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