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Bernie Sanders: “To be eligible for Medicare, you got to be 65 years of age.”

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

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Theo Von Interviews Bernie Sanders on American Politics and 2024 Election

Published | Video Starts at 21:21

A lot of people can't afford to go to a dentist. Got me? Yeah. Okay. You expand it and then you say right now To be eligible for Medicare, you got to be 65 years of age. Okay. First year lower to 55. So you have 57. Congratulations. You don't have to worry about whether you have insurance on your job. (21:21–21:26)

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Asserts that the current eligibility age for Medicare is 65.

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