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Bernie Sanders: “We are now spending over $4 trillion on health care.”

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 22:23

Will it be less than what you pay right now in private insurance? Yes, it will be. It's a good deal. Can we afford that as a country, you think? Sure. Yeah. We are now spending over $4 trillion on health care. We spend double. Here's another point to be made. We spend twice as much per person on health care as any other country because it's designed to make money for the insurance companies and the drug companies. (22:23–22:27)

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Asserts that the U.S. spends over $4 trillion annually on health care.

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