The morning after Republicans unsuccescfully tried to kill or eviscerate the Affordable Care Act, Bernie Sanders, the Independent U.S. Senator from Vermont, writes at the Huffington Post:
It is unconscionable that in one of the most advanced nations in the world, there are nearly 50 million people who lack health insurance and millions more who have burdensome copayments and deductibles. In fact, some 45,000 Americans die each year because they do not get to a doctor when they should. In terms of life expectancy, infant mortality and other health outcomes, the United States lags behind almost every other advanced country.
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The author is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a writer.