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Bernie Sanders: “One out of four people who get cancer treatment in this…”

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

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Bernie Sanders Interview Lex Fridman Podcast #450

Published | Video Starts at 21:26

The estimate is that some 60,000 people in America die every single year unnecessarily because they can't get to a doctor when they need because of financial reasons. And you want to hear even crazier? One out of four people who get cancer treatment in this country either go bankrupt or deplete their financial resources or their family. So your point is, right? You know, if somebody diagnoses you with cancer, you're scared to death. You're worried about how you're going to live, you're going to die, what's going to happen. (21:26–21:34)

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Asserts that 25% of cancer patients in the U.S. face bankruptcy or financial depletion.

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