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On the recordMarch 5, 2024
overall, the U.S. spends 50 percent more of its GDP on healthcare than any other country
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse highlights the U.S. healthcare spending compared to other countries.

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