Bernie Sanders: “Some 60,000 Americans die each year because they can't go to…”

“I'll never forget meeting where a gentleman says his wife was dying and she didn't even tell him that she was dying because she was worried about him. Worrying about the costs of health care. And in america Today, Some 60,000 Americans die each year because they can't go to afford to go to a doctor. at a time when we're spending twice as much per capita on healthcare as the people of any other country, all of whom have universal health care.” (04:47–05:01)

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