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Bernie Sanders: “We are now spending... close to $15,000 for every man, woman…”

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

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Medicare for All Town Hall with Abdul El-Sayed (LIVE at 7PM ET)

Published | Video Starts at 15:39

And almost unanimously, people understand that the health care system is broken. It's dysfunctional, it is cruel, it is wildly expensive. And you know better than I do that We are now spending... close to $15,000 for every man, woman and child. That's roughly twice as much as any other major country on Earth. And what are we getting for this? 15,000? Well, we got 85 million people who are uninsured or underinsured, including some of you, which means you don't go to a doctor when you should. (15:39–15:54)

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Asserts that the U.S. spends approximately $15,000 per person on healthcare, double that of other major countries.

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