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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “We spend two to three times per capita [what] European…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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… effectiveness and the outcomes of our health care expenditures as opposed to just throwing more money at the problem? Yeah, I mean, throwing money at the problem does not work. We spend two to three times per capita [what] European nations spend on health care and we have the worst health outcome. We're 79th in health outcomes globally. Over the past 20 years, we've lost or 30 years. We've lost six years to Europe in terms of longevity. (00:58–01:08)

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Asserts that the U.S. spends significantly more on health care per capita than European nations but has worse outcomes.

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