Bernie Sanders: “One out of four Americans who are getting cancer treatment…”

“One of the others that pops to my mind, an issue we had a hearing on actually, you know, as chairman of the Health, Education, labor and Pension Committee, is on medical debt. I don't know if you guys know this, but something like One out of four Americans who are getting cancer treatment end up going bankrupt or financially depleting their resources. Now, how insane is that? So if you're dealing with cancer, then you're also dealing with having to work. You're worrying about destroying your family's finances.” (14:05–14:15)

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