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Pete Buttigieg: “The best way to make Medicare cost less is to make the…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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In terms of what I think it'll actually take, I think the outlines of it are actually visible to us. I think it's building more housing. I think The best way to make Medicare cost less is to make the delivery of health care cost less. versus leaving people out in the cold. Or things like the Medicaid cuts that Trump and the Republicans push through. I'm not saying we don't have to have hard choices. (55:56–56:02)

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Proposes reducing healthcare delivery costs to lower Medicare expenses.

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