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Bernie Sanders: “We don't know the exact number, but we are talking probably about hundreds of thousands of people a year dying from…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2014
We don't know the exact number, but we are talking probably about hundreds of thousands of people a year dying from preventable problems in hospitals.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders highlights the high mortality rate from preventable hospital issues.

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