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

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

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Vermont Congressional Delegation Telephone Town Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 1:01:34

I would simply say, as someone who's worked on this issue for decades, it is a disgrace that we remain the only major country on earth not to guarantee health care to all people as a human right. And meanwhile, We're spending twice as much per person on health care so that the drug companies and the insurance companies can make huge profits. we have to bring our people together to say that health care is a human right, not just a toy for the big money interest who make billions every year. (1:01:34–1:01:53)

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Asserts that the U.S. spends twice as much per person on health care compared to other countries.

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