Bernie Sanders: “Your insurance premiums are going up by, on average, some…”

“A number of studies out there have suggested that up to 50,000Americans a year will die because they are no longer able to go to the doctor. Very shortly, you are going to be receiving notices from your insurance companies that your rates, Your insurance premiums are going up by, on average, some more, some less, 75%. Yeah, you heard that correctly. 75%. Now, right now we have a broken health care system. Nobody can afford health care. You're ready for a 75% increase in your insurance premiums.” (02:42–02:55)

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