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David Schweikert: “We estimate, and we have multiple academic articles that say…”

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

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'Why Are We So Terrified To Tell The Truth?': Schweikert Warns Of 'Death Spiral' Facing The U.S.

Published | Video Starts at 15:33

If I came to you right now and said, what is the most powerful thing you could do if I only gave you several months and you had to come up with some way to disrupt the cost of healthcare. We estimate, and we have multiple academic articles that say about 16% of all healthcare spending is people failing to stay on their pharmaceutical regime. They have hypertension, they don't take their calcium inhibitor. They have cholesterol that's clogging their arteries. They don't take their statin, they don't adhere well. (15:33–15:43)

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Asserts that 16% of healthcare spending is due to non-adherence to medication.

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