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Bernie Sanders: “Some 45,000 Americans die each year because they do not get to a doctor when they should.”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
Some 45,000 Americans die each year because they do not get to a doctor when they should.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders highlights the consequences of inadequate health care access.

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