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Bernie Sanders: “We are spending twice as much per capita on health care.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 1:00:35

So let's also take a look at other aspects of American society. Anybody here think our health care system is working? Well? It is a broken and dysfunctional and cruel health care system. We are spending twice as much per capita on health care. We're spending $14,000 for every man, woman and child. Yet 85 million are uninsured or underinsured. Do you know what underinsured means? How many people here have high deductibles? (1:00:35–1:00:41)

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Asserts that the U.S. spends double per capita on health care compared to other countries.

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