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Ron DeSantis: “The costs go up because the system is not designed to serve the patient. The system is really designed to…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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But just taking a step back at kind of healthcare in the United States, we've got huge problems with how this has developed over these years. I mean, you know, The costs go up because the system is not designed to serve the patient. The system is really designed to serve the interests of really big players in this space. whether it's the big insurance companies, government bureaucracies, whether it's big insurance companies. And I think the patient just gets lost, you know, in the shuffle. (33:11–33:22)

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Asserts that the healthcare system prioritizes big players over patients, leading to increased costs.

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