It’s time for the US to guarantee healthcare to all | Bernie Sanders

Vermont senator says the American healthcare system is broken and is outrageously expensive.

The US spends $ 14,570 per person on healthcare compared with just $5,640 in Japan , $ 6,023 in the UK , Australia , Canada and $ 7,136 in France .

Despite our huge expenditures, we remain the only major country on Earth not to guarantee healthcare to all people as a human right.

It would not only keep people healthier, happier and increase life expectancy, it would be a major step forward in creating a more vibrant democracy. Imagine what it would mean for the people of our country if we had a government that represented the needs of ordinary people and not just powerful corporate interests and billionaire campaign donors. This is America . We can do it. - Bernie Sanders is a US senator and a ranking member of the health, education, labor and pensions committee. He represents the state of Vermont and is the longest-serving independent in the history of Congress ..