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Bernie Sanders: “The cost of healthcare is very, very high. Of course it's high. We pay almost twice as much per capita for healthcare as…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2018
The cost of healthcare is very, very high. Of course it's high. We pay almost twice as much per capita for healthcare as any other nation on earth.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Discussing the high cost of healthcare in the U.S. compared to other countries.

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