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David Schweikert: “16% of all US healthcare is calculated to be people not…”

Featuring: David Schweikert, Republican | U.S. House, Arizona, District 1

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Published | Video Starts at 33:54

And you said, I'm going to give you six months to do it. I need you to do a revolution today. I need you to actually think like a utopian economist and you can execute it. 16% of all US healthcare is calculated to be people not taking their statin, their calcium inhibitor. I have. Can you believe I have hypertension, Madam Speaker? And can you believe I'm wound a little tie? And as long as I take my calcium inhibitor, apparently I won't stroke out. (33:54–34:05)

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Asserts that 16% of healthcare costs are due to non-adherence to medication.

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