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Bernie Sanders: “Our life expectancy is lower than most other wealthy…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 04:44

Despite spending twice as much per capita on health care as the people of any other nation. 85 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured. We pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. Our life expectancy is lower than most other wealthy countries. We don't have enough doctors or nurses or dentists or psychologists. Bottom line, the system is completely broken. And what health care should be is a system guaranteeing health care to all as a human right in a cost effective way. (04:44–04:51)

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Asserts that U.S. life expectancy is lower than that of most other wealthy countries.

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