TEN DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL HOMEPEFULS FACING OFF.
ANDREW YANG SPEAKS
ABOUT THE SOARING COST
OF HEALTH CARE IN WHAT
MATTERS.
>> Reporter: AT THIS
NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME,
ALL IN FOR ANDREW
YANG.
>> LET ME SHOW YOU.
>> Reporter: WE SHOWED
THE TECH ENTREPRENEUR
WHAT THESE DEMOCRATIC
VOTERS TOLD US OVER
AND OVER.
>> OUR DEDUCTIBLE IS
STILL $10,000.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE
WORRIED ABOUT HEALTH
CARE.
>> I HAVE THIS PAIN IN
MY BACK, BUT I’M
THINKING I ONLY HAVE
SO MUCH MONEY TO TAKE
CARE OF MY KIDS, I
WORK THREE JOBS.
I WORK MORE THAN 40
HOURS A WEEK AND I
STILL DON’T HAVE ANY
INSURANCE.
>> IT’S BECAUSE WE
HAVE A SYSTEM THAT’S
DESIGNED NOT TO
MAXIMIZE OUR HEALTH
AND WELL BEING, IT’S A
SYSTEM DESIGNED TO
MAXIMIZE REVENUE ON
THE PART OF PRIVATE
INSURERS, DEVICE
COMPANIES, DRUG
MANUFACTURERS.
>> Reporter: ANDREW
YANG PROPOSES SETTING
PRICES FOR MEDICAL
SERVICES AND MOVING
DOCTORS TO SALARIES
RATHER THAN FEES.
HE SUPPORTS MEDICARE
FOR ALL WHO WANT IT, A
PUBLIC OPTION HE SAYS
WILL CREATE
COMPETITION.
>> THE FACT IS WE
DON’T HAVE A GENUINELY
COMPETITIVE MARKET IN
THE HEALTH CARE
INDUSTRY FOR A VARIETY
OF REASONS, AND THIS
IS A WAY TO INTRODUCE
COMPETITIVE PRESSURES
IN A REAL WAY.
>> Reporter: IF THESE
CHANGES WILL BE MADE,
WHAT WILL THE BILL BE
TO THE AMERICAN
TAXPAYER?
>> THAT’S THE JOY OF
IT, HARRY.
RIGHT NOW IF YOU START
AT A POINT WHERE WE’RE
SPENDING 18% OF GDP,
WHICH WE ARE, ALMOST
$4 TRILLION, TO WORST
RESULTS THAN OTHER
COUNTRIES, YOU CAN
ALMOST NOT HELP BUT
SAVE MONEY.
>> Reporter: MORE
ACCESS WITH LOWER