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J. D. Vance: “Americans, we spend 22% of our economy on healthcare. The…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Podcast Conversation with Vice President J.D. Vance at Kid Rock's Nashville Restaurant

Published | Video Starts at 1:20:27

So we fund all the innovation, we fund all the development of new drugs and then Americans pay way more. That's why, you know, Americans, we spend 22% of our economy on healthcare. The Europeans average out about 10 or 11%. So we spend way more on healthcare and they spend way less. So the President uses this example all the time. You know, the Ozipic, the, as he calls it, the fat shot drug. (1:20:27–1:20:34)

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Asserts that the U.S. spends a significantly higher percentage of its economy on healthcare compared to Europe.

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