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Peter Welch: “We've got a rig system in health care where some of these…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Vermont Congressional Delegation Telephone Town Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 1:00:05

And then when a person does get sick, they dump them. So, you know, the fact is, We've got a rig system in health care where some of these private actors are able to just charge whatever they want. And that is then a huge burden on you as an individual, on a taxpayer, and on our employers, frankly, who in Vermont especially want to have good health care for their folks. (1:00:05–1:00:13)

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Asserts that the health care system is rigged, allowing private actors to set high prices.

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