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Eric Hovde: “To have our healthcare system bankrupting people is crazy.”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Season 3 Episode 9 The Red Corner Eric Hovde

Published | Video Starts at 08:38

And, you know, it could be you get in a car accident, you slip and fall, you develop a disease, who knows what it could be? But if you live long enough, you're going to have a health emergency. And To have our healthcare system bankrupting people is crazy. So we've got to drive down the cost, then access to care. Well, again, if you're in a medical emergency, you need access to care and you can't get it, then that becomes life threatening. (08:38–08:45)

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Asserts that the current healthcare system bankrupts people.

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