Bernie Sanders in 2020: ‘Our Current System Is Simply to Make Huge Profits for the Drug Companies and the Insurance Companies ... While People Die’

Sanders With a modest ░░░░░░░░ on Wall Street speculation ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ else in terms of ░░░░░░░░ an agenda for working ░░░░░░░░ means It means that ░░░░░░░░ will end the international ░░░░░░░░ of being the only ░░░░░░░░ country on Earth not ░░░░░░░░ guarantee health care to ░░░░░░░░ as a human right ░░░░░░░░ The current system we ░░░░░░░░ is not only dysfunctional ░░░░░░░░ is not only wasteful ░░░░░░░░ is incredibly cruel Please ░░░░░░░░ this Today we spend ░░░░░░░░ as much money per ░░░░░░░░ on healthcare as do ░░░░░░░░ people of any other ░░░░░░░░ on Earth You got ░░░░░░░░ You would expect that ░░░░░░░░ you re spending twice ░░░░░░░░ much as the Canadians ░░░░░░░░ the Europeans we re ░░░░░░░░ to have an extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ And yet despite spending ░░░░░░░░ 000 for every man ░░░░░░░░ and child we have ░░░░░░░░ million Americans today who ░░░░░░░░ uninsured or underinsured We ░░░░░░░░ 30 000 people a ░░░░░░░░ who die because they ░░░░░░░░ not gotten to the ░░░░░░░░ when they should because ░░░░░░░░ were under uninsured We ░░░░░░░░ 500 000 people a ░░░░░░░░ going bankrupt because of ░░░░░░░░ related debt I want ░░░░░░░░ to think about that ░░░░░░░░ want you to think ░░░░░░░░ somebody who walks into ░░░░░░░░ doctor s office and ░░░░░░░░ diagnosed with cancer and ░░░░░░░░ that that person is ░░░░░░░░ about what kind of ░░░░░░░░ do I get what ░░░░░░░░ I want to go ░░░░░░░░ what hospital do I ░░░░░░░░ to All that you ░░░░░░░░ to think about when ░░░░░░░░ re fighting for your ░░░░░░░░ but in this country ░░░░░░░░ you also have to ░░░░░░░░ worried that your family ░░░░░░░░ going to go bankrupt ░░░░░░░░ you were diagnosed with ░░░░░░░░ That is not acceptable ░░░░░░░░ this country We re ░░░░░░░░ to end that cheers ░░░░░░░░ applause The function of ░░░░░░░░ rational and humane healthcare ░░░░░░░░ is to guarantee healthcare ░░░░░░░░ all people in a ░░░░░░░░ effective way The function ░░░░░░░░ our current system however ░░░░░░░░ simply to make huge ░░░░░░░░ for the drug companies ░░░░░░░░ the insurance companies who ░░░░░░░░ 100 billion in profit ░░░░░░░░ year while people die ░░░░░░░░ they don t get ░░░░░░░░ a doctor on time ░░░░░░░░ people are paying in ░░░░░░░░ country they want to ░░░░░░░░ about vulgarity Take a ░░░░░░░░ look at the pharmaceutical ░░░░░░░░ If there ever was ░░░░░░░░ bunch of crooks in ░░░░░░░░ country they are sitting ░░░░░░░░ CEOs of the drug ░░░░░░░░ They are charging us ░░░░░░░░ some cases 10 times ░░░░░░░░ for the same exact ░░░░░░░░ you could buy in ░░░░░░░░ or in Europe All ░░░░░░░░ So tonight we tell ░░░░░░░░ drug companies that you ░░░░░░░░ under our administration stop ░░░░░░░░ off the American people ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ the highest prices in ░░░░░░░░ world cheers and applause ░░░░░░░░ Medicare for All is ░░░░░░░░ on a strong Medicare ░░░░░░░░ but expanding that system ░░░░░░░░ we believe that when ░░░░░░░░ talk about healthcare it ░░░░░░░░ got to be comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ What does comprehensive coverage ░░░░░░░░ It means dental care ░░░░░░░░ means hearing aids it ░░░░░░░░ eyeglasses which are not ░░░░░░░░ today by Medicare so ░░░░░░░░ re going to expand ░░░░░░░░ And it also means ░░░░░░░░ home healthcare cheers and ░░░░░░░░ Under our Medicare for ░░░░░░░░ program everybody goes to ░░░░░░░░ doctor you want same ░░░░░░░░ you go to a ░░░░░░░░ you want go to ░░░░░░░░ same clinic you want ░░░░░░░░ you will end up ░░░░░░░░ substantially less than we ░░░░░░░░ currently paying Because we ░░░░░░░░ going to eliminate the ░░░░░░░░ of the drug companies ░░░░░░░░ the insurance companies applause ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ an insane wasteful system ░░░░░░░░ there are huge administrative ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of billions of ░░░░░░░░ in order to administer ░░░░░░░░ of separate plans Under ░░░░░░░░ plan you get a ░░░░░░░░ you go to any ░░░░░░░░ you want any hospital ░░░░░░░░ want you don t ░░░░░░░░ out your wallet you ░░░░░░░░ t take out your ░░░░░░░░ card and that s ░░░░░░░░ And we fund it ░░░░░░░░ imposing a four percent ░░░░░░░░ on workers exempting the ░░░░░░░░ 29 000 That means ░░░░░░░░ your family is in ░░░░░░░░ middle you make 60 ░░░░░░░░ four percent of 31 ░░░░░░░░ is 1 200 a ░░░░░░░░ for comprehensive health care ░░░░░░░░ good deal cheers and ░░░░░░░░ Now Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ get into Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ much He is doing ░░░░░░░░ bad things for our ░░░░░░░░ but there s one ░░░░░░░░ that he is doing —“