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Ron Johnson: “Back in the 40s, 68 cents of every health care dollar was…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

Johnson Lays Out Health Care Information on CNN

Published August 10, 2017 | Video Starts at 02:37

You know, why are they charging so much for these drugs? It's not about their profits, it's about what they put into the cost structure. Because we've taken consumers out of the equation. Back in the 40s, 68 cents of every health care dollar was paid for by consumers. The patient 32% was funded by insurance and government. Look what's happened now today, a little over a dime. 11% now is paid for directly by the patient. (02:37–02:42)

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Asserts that in the 1940s, consumers paid 68% of healthcare costs directly.

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