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Bernie Sanders: “We have 60,000 people a year in America dying because they…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 1:01:11

Person on healthcare as the people of any other country. Yeah, we got 85 million uninsured or underinsured. Many of you have large deductibles. Right? All right, We have 60,000 people a year in America dying because they can't get to a doctor on time. All right? They get sick, they wait. They wait. They walk into the doctor's office, it is too late. The time is long overdue for this country to do what every other major country does, guarantee health care. (1:01:11–1:01:19)

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Asserts that 60,000 Americans die annually due to lack of timely medical care.

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