My job is one of the best jobs that I could ever imagine happening. And one of the reasons for that is that the crisis in chronic health is so bad in this country right now. We have the sickest population in the world. When I was a little boy, we are the healthiest people in the world. We spent zero on chronic disease when my uncle was president. Today we spent $4.3 trillion on chronic disease. (05:05–05:08)
CLAIM
Asserts that the U.S. has the sickest population globally by chronic disease metrics.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
