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

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

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Published | Video Starts at 06:36

So, Chris and I feel very strongly about this, and I think the time is long overdue for us to guarantee health care to every man, woman and child, especially at a time when We're spending twice as much per capita on health care as the people of every other nation. Goal of health care is not to make drug companies and insurance companies phenomenally rich. It's to guarantee quality care to all of our people. (06:36–06:41)

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Asserts U.S. spends twice as much per capita on health care compared to other nations.

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