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Bernie Sanders: “We spend $15,000 per person on healthcare in the United…”

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

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Sen. Bernie Sanders | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #635

Published | Video Starts at 07:39

This is insane. Do you know how much we spend per capita? Add everything else, right? Medicaid, Medicare, what you pay out of your own pocket. How much do We spend $15,000 per person on healthcare in the United States of America. Take a wild and crazy guess. Per year? No. Per person. Per person. $15,000 per person. So a family of four spends theoretically $60,000. Oh, wow. (07:39–07:44)

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