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Pete Buttigieg: “We need to be ready to have a public system where the…”

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

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Like get it for me. Right. And so there are all these examples where normal market conditions don't apply, which is why in my view, We need to be ready to have a public system where the private sector can still be there, but they have to demonstrate that they're better than the public system in order to get your business. We call it Medicare for all who want it versus Medicare for all whether you want it or not. That's what we call it when I was running for president. (22:55–23:03)

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Advocates for a public healthcare system where private providers must prove superiority to compete.

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