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Pramila Jayapal: “Today in the United States we spend about 18 percent of our GDP on healthcare.”

On the recordMarch 6, 2019
Today in the United States we spend about 18 percent of our GDP on healthcare.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal highlights the high percentage of GDP spent on healthcare in the U.S.

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