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Bernie Sanders: “We have over a half a million Americans who go bankrupt due…”

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

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The health care costs in America are now twice as much per capita as almost every other nation on earth. We have 85 million Americans who are uninsured and underinsured. We have over a half a million Americans who go bankrupt due to medically related debt. Over 60,000 people die every year because they cannot afford to go to a doctor. And our life expectancy is lower than any other major country on Earth that is not a health care system that is working. (12:54–13:01)

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Asserts that over half a million Americans face bankruptcy due to medical debt.

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