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

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

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"Affordability" Can't Just Be A Political Slogan

Published | Video Starts at 00:51

But when you talk about affordability, you tell me how many establishment Democrats are asking the simplest of all questions. What's the first question you asked about health care? Duh. Why We are spending twice as much per person on health care as the people of any other major nation and yet we have 85 million uninsured or underinsured. Is that not the first question you might ask? That's affordability. (00:51–01:02)

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Asserts that the U.S. spends twice as much per person on health care compared to other major nations, with 85 million uninsured or underinsured.

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