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

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

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Sen. Bernie Sanders reacts to JD Vance's praise about him

Published | Video Starts at 05:43

But if we are able to do that, and I suspect that you're right, that we're not going to be able to do that, we need to take the time to ask ourselves a very simple question. Why We are spending twice as much per capita on health care as the people of any other major country. all of whom manage to provide health care to all of their people as a right? And the answer is our current health care system is dominated by the insurance companies and drug companies. (05:43–05:57)

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Asserts that U.S. health care spending per capita is double that of other major countries.

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