>>> ALL RIGHT, WELCOME BACK TO "VELSHI & RUHLE."
HE’LL
HE’LL HEALTHCARE IS A KEY BATTLE POINT
FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
TOTAL HEALTHCARE COSTS UNDER THE
PLAN ADVOCATED BY SENATOR BERNIE
SANDERS IS ESTIMATED COST OF
$4.5 TRILLION OVER TEN YEARS.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
THE ESTIMATE IS 22% HIGHER THAN
TOTAL COST UNDER THE CURRENT
SYSTEM OVER THE SAME PERIOD.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T GET
COVERAGE RIGHT NOW.
THIS WOULD PROVIDE COVERAGE TO
ABOUT 28 MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE
CURRENTLY INSURED.
CURRENTLY INSURED. I AM TELLING YOU WE ARE
CURRENTLY UNENSURED.
CURRENTLY UNENSURED. MATH IS ALWAYS HARD.
HOW ARE YOU GO I THINK TO PAYING
THIS?
THIS? JOINING ME IS SENATOR SANDERS.
BIDEN’S PLAN BUILT ON OBAMACARE,
IT WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO KEEP
THEIR EMPLOYER’S INSURANCE IF
THEY LIKE IT OR BUY INTO A
PUBLIC OPTION.
PUBLIC OPTION. IF THE PLAN THAT THE VICE
PRESIDENT IS SUGGESTING
CONTINUES TO INCLUDE THE
ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF THE
AFFORDABLE CARE IMPLEMENTED, WHY
DO YOU THINK THAT’S NOT
EFFICIENT?
EFFICIENT? >> FIRST OF ALL, I WILL BE
GETTING BACK TO THE FIRST POINT
YOU MADE A MOMENT AGO.
EVERY STUDY SHOWS MEDICARE FOR
ALL WILL COVER ALL OF THE PEOPLE
IN OUR COUNTRY AT LESS COST THAN
THE CURRENT DYSFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM
WHICH AT THE END OF TEN YEARS
WILL BE SPENDING SOMETHING LIKE
$50 TRILLION.
$50 TRILLION. OUR HEALTHCARE IS EXPENSIVE.
THE REASON I OPPOSE WITH JOE
BIDEN IS AT THE END OF THE DAY
WE HAVE GOT TO DO AS A NATION OF
WHAT EVERY ONE IS DOING IS
GUARANTEED HEALTHCARE TO EVERY
MAN AND AND WOMANWOMAN AND CHILD
RIGHT.
RIGHT. IT IS TO MAKE BILLIONS IN
PROFITS FOR THE INSURANCE
COMPANIES AND DRUG COMPANIES,
THAT’S WHAT THEY ARE DOING
TODAY.
TODAY. TODAY DESPITE THE FACT THAT 80
MILLION AMERICANS HAVE NO HEALTH
INSURANCE OR UNDER INSURED.
WE ARE SPENDING FAR, FAR MORE
PER CAPITA ON HEALTHCARE THAN
THE PEOPLE OF ANY OTHER COUNTRY.
TODAY WE PAY BY FAR THE HIGHEST
PRICES IN THE WORLD FOR
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. I AM GOING TO BE GOING FROM
DETROIT TO MICHIGAN AND ONTARIO,
CANADA AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
WE’LL BE PURCHASINGEING INSULIN
ONE
ONE ONE-TENTH OF THE PRICE WE ARE
PAYING IN AMERICA.
WE NEED TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM.
>> YOU WILL NEVER GET AN
ARGUMENT.
ARGUMENT. HOWEVER THERE IS AS FACTORY IN
THE UNITED STATES.
ACCORDING TO THE KAISER FAMILY,
49% HAVE EMPLOYER COVERAGE.
GALLUP HAS FOUND 69% OF
AMERICANS RATED THEIR HEALTHCARE
AS COVERAGE.
AS COVERAGE. TALK TO THE PEOPLE OUT THERE, MY
AUDIENCE WHO HAVE GOOD
INSURANCE, WHY SHOULD THEY
SUPPORT THE IDEA THAT THEY THING
THEY THINK IS GOOD IS GOING TO
GO AWAY IN FAVOR OF HEAD CARE
FOR ALL.
FOR ALL. WHAT MEDICARE FOR ALL DOES IS
PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE
TO EVERY MAN AND WOMAN AND CHILD
IN EVERY COUNTRY.
MEDICARE FOR ALL IS BETTER.
THERE WILL BE NO DEDUCTIBLES AND
COPAYMENTS.
COPAYMENTS. THEY CAN’T AFFORD THE OUT OF
POCKET EXPENSES BECAUSE OF HIGH
DEDUCTIBLES.
DEDUCTIBLES. WE’LL LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
THERE WILL BE A CEILING OF WHAT
PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY FOR
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. WHAT PEOPLE LIKE IS NOT THEIR
HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY.
WHAT THEY LIKE ARE THEIR DOCTORS
AND NURSES AND THEIR HOSPITALS.
THE MEDICARE FOR ALL WE
GUARANTEE FREEDOM OF CHOICE.
YOU CAN GO TO ANY DOCTOR.
>> THERE IS NO CHOOSING FROM
DOCTORS IN TERMS OF WHAT PROGRAM
AND INSURANCE THEY TAKE.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> RIGHT NOW BY THE WAY, LET’S
BE CLEAR.
BE CLEAR. MANY PEOPLE CAN’T GO TO THE
DOCTOR THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO
GO BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT MAY
NOT BE IN THEIR INSURANCE
NETWORK AND THEY HAVE TO PAY A
WHOLE LOT OUT OF IT.
WHAT WE’LL DO IS PROVIDE
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE TO
EVERYBODY AT LOWER COST.
>> ALL THESE OTHER COUNTRIES YOU
AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT
INSTITUTED SOME VERSION A LONG
TIME AGO, WHY AMERICA DIDN’T, WE
BUILT UP THIS SYSTEM AND HEALTH
INSURANCE COMPANIES AND WE
CREATED THIS ENTIRE THING AND
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY
THAT’LL COST A GREAT DEAL OF
CORRUPTION.
CORRUPTION. KAMALA HARRIS IS CALLING FOR A
TRANSITION PERIOD SAYING WE
CAN’T CHANGE IT OVER NIGHT.
TELL ME WHAT A TRANSITION LOOKS
LIKE.
LIKE. >> KAMALA HARRIS IS ON BOARD OF
MY LEGISLATION.
MY LEGISLATION. THAT LEGISLATION CALLS FOR A
FOUR-YEAR TRANSITION.
FOUR-YEAR TRANSITION. FIRST YEAR RIGHT NOW, YOU GOT TO
BE 65 OR OLDER TO GET INTO
MEDICARE.
MEDICARE. MEDICARE BY THE WAY AS YOU KNOW,
ALI, IS THE MOST POPULAR HEALTH
INSURANCE PROGRAM IN THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. WHAT WE’LL DO IS LOWER THAT
ELIGIBILITY AGE FROM 65 TO 55.
BY THE WAY, WE’LL EXPAND
BENEFITS FOR SENIORS BY
INCLUDING DENTAL CARE AND
HEARING AIDS AND EYE GLASSES.
NEXT YEAR WE TAKE IT TO 45 AND
35 AND THE FOURTH YEAR, ALL
AMERICANS ARE COVERED BY A
COMPREHENSIVE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
>> LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT AND I
WANT YOU TO GO CLOSE HERE.
MY VIEWERS ARE OLDER.
THE MUSICIAN CARDI B.
CARDI
CARDI CARDI B. IS ONE O F THE MOST 25
MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE ONLINE.
SHE HAS BEEN A LONG TIME
SUPPORTER OF YOURS IN 2006.
SHE SAID YESTERDAY, SHE TWEETED
THIS OUT ABOUT VOTERS LETTING
YOU DONE IN 2016.
WHAT’S YOUR MESSAGE?
>> I THANK YOU FOR HER SUPPORT.
I SPOKE TO HER A FEW WEEKS AGO,
SHE’S VERY SHARP AND UNDERSTAND
A LOT ABOUT POLITICS AND HISTORY
AND I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE TO
HAVE HER SUPPORT.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME
POLLING THAT COMES OUT.
WE GOT ANOTHER POLL THAT I THINK
WE GOT EARLY TODAY.
YOU ARE SHOWING AS COMING IN
SECOND PLACE IN A COUPLE OF
THESE POLLS, THIS IS MORNING
CONSULT POLL.
CONSULT POLL. YOU ARE AT 19% AND ELIZABETH
WARREN IS AT 4%.
TALK TO ME ABOUT POLLING AND HOW
DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?
>> IT IS HARD TO POLL NOWADAYS
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T
ANSWER THEIR TELEPHONE.
WE ARE SIX AND A HALF MONTHS
BEFORE THE ELECTION.
I THINK IT IS PROBABLY FAIR TO
SAY THAT JOE BIDEN, IF THE
ELECTION PRIMARY WERE HELD
TODAY, I WOULD PROBABLY WIN.
PEOPLE KNOW HIM AND THEY LIKE
HIM.
HIM. I THINK WE HAVE THE GRASS ROOT
SUPPORT IN THIS COUNTRY.
ONE OF THE POINTS THAT HAS NOT
BEEN MADE AS CLEARLY AS IT
SHOULD IS THAT WE HAVE WELL OVER
A MILLION VOLUNTEERS IN THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. WE HAVE GRASS ROOTS SUPPORT IN
IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTH
CAROLINA AND NEVADA.
AT THE END OF THE DAY WHAT
PRIMARIES ARE ABOUT OR CAUCUS
ARE ABOUT ARE BRINGING OUT YOUR
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT STAFF AND
WE ARE INVESTING IN THAT STAFF
AND ON ELECTION DAY, WE ARE
GOING TO WIN.
WE ARE GOING TO WIN BECAUSE OUR
AGENDA SPEAKS TO THE NEED OF THE
WORKING CLASS OF THIS COUNTRY.
FRANKLY, PEOPLE ARE SICK AND
TIRED OF THE WEALTHY BECOMING
MUCH RICHER AND CORPORATE
AMERICA MAKING HUGE PROFITS AND
NOT JUST THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY
OR THE DRUG COMPANIES.
IT IS THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
IT IS ALL ACROSS THE BOARD AND