What we're facing now in this country is we have the worst health outcomes in the history of the world. We have the highest chronic disease burden of any country in the world. We pay the highest cost, two to three times what Europeans pay for health care. And we've lost six years to Europe in terms of our lifespan over the past two decades. We've got the highest infant mortality rate in the developed world, the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world, and then our cancer rates. (02:37–02:43)
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Asserts that U.S. healthcare costs are two to three times higher than in Europe.
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