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David Schweikert: “16% of all US healthcare is people that get sick or have a…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 24:16

I'm going to do a slight non sequitur here, but I've done it over time because it's so easy to understand. We calculate and there's multiple studies saying this 16% of all US healthcare is people that get sick or have a stroke or a heart attack or these things because they didn't stay on [their medical regimen]. Someone like me, I have. Can you imagine me with someone who drinks seven, eight cups of coffee a day? I have hypertension. (24:16–24:23)

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Asserts that 16% of US healthcare costs are due to non-adherence to medical regimens.

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