We spend billions of dollars because people do not have access to primary health care and they end up in the emergency room at 10 times the cost.
Bernie Sanders: “We spend billions of dollars because people do not have access to primary health care and they end up in the emergency…”
On the recordOctober 29, 2013
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Highlighting the financial impact of inadequate access to primary health care.
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