Bernie Sanders Says 530,000 Americans Go Bankrupt Paying Medical Bills Each Year — Attacks ‘Unprecedented’ Income And Wealth Inequality

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday again cited an estimate of 530,000 medical bankruptcies a year, saying it shows why his Medicare for All plan is urgently needed.

Sanders Highlights U.S. Medical Bankruptcy Crisis

In a post on X, Sanders contrasted the “number of people who go bankrupt a year due to medical debt” in rich countries. Germany, France, the U.K., Japan and Canada were all listed as “0,” while the United States appeared alone with a “530,000” figure, followed by his line, “Yes. We need Medicare for All — NOW.”