Bernie Sanders: “Over 20 million Americans are going to see, on average, a…”

“50,000Americans will die unnecessarily every single year. But that's not all. As a result of that same terrible piece of legislation, Over 20 million Americans are going to see, on average, a doubling of their health insurance premiums through the Affordable Care Act. In my state of Vermont, just the other day, people received notices from insurance companies that their health care premiums, in some cases would triple or quadruple.” (01:42–01:51)

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