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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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