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Mark Pocan: “We don't have universal healthcare like every other…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Congressman Mark Pocan Discusses Universal Healthcare with Dr. Speaker A and Trade Expert Laurie from RethinkTrade

Published | Video Starts at 00:41

And the quality of care can even be questionable depending what type of plan you have. And even if you have excellent health insurance out of pocket, … We don't have universal healthcare like every other industrialized nation, literally on the planet. … as we are that does not have universal healthcare. And yet we still spend 30% of total government spending in health care and almost twice as much on health care as other wealthy nations. (00:41–00:47)

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Asserts that the U.S. lacks universal healthcare, unlike other industrialized nations.

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