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Bernie Sanders: “We end up paying, per capita, almost twice as much as any country on earth for health insurance.”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2015
We end up paying, per capita, almost twice as much as any country on earth for health insurance.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders points out the high cost of health insurance in the U.S. compared to other countries.

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