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Flag on questioning joe biden's memory? >> look, i definitely was not saying that. >> reporter: the third democratic primary debate also highlighting a divide on health care. >> i know that the senator said she's for bernie, well i've for barack. i think the obamacare worked. >> reporter: as the moderate and progressive wings of the party battled it out on the best approach. >> i wrote the damn bill, if i may say so. and tend to eliminate all out-of-pocket expenses. all deductibles. all copayment. >> and while bernie wrote the bill, i read the bill. >> the problem senator sanders with that dam...

Going all in on medicare for all. and they're doing it amid signs that he's lost some ground in recent months. >> it is increasingly understood that our healthcare system today is dysfunctional. all right. all over the country people know it is a failed system. and yet people say well, maybe we could do this, maybe we could come up with a 500 page program and we'll cover you if your income is this or that and only this deductible and that copayment. question, why cannot we, the most powerful, wealthiest nation on earth do what virtually every other major country does and guarantee healthcare t...

>> sandra: the longest economic recovery on record. the president isn't pleased with the actions of the federal reserve and thinks they've stunted growth. you heard him yesterday leaving for virginia, let's see a large cut he suggested. it's anticipated that it will be a quarter point. we'll see. >> bill: all right. okay. >> we can go down the road that senator sanders and senator warren want to take us, bad policies like medicare for all. or we can nominate someone with new ideas to create universal healthcare for every american. >> i am talking about and others up here are talking about is n...

Another guy can't have his dental surgery at the end of the month because he doesn't know if he'll have money for the co-payment because he has to save and pay some power bills. i'm going to be faced with similar things. i need to talk to my creditors and say hey, we're furloughed. can't make all my payments if we're getting zero paycheck. if this continues it won't be good for anybody. it's not going well for a lot of peopl people. >> i'm glad you're able to shed some light on to the reality of this situation that you're in. keep your head up. we hope that loan comes through. we hope the shut...

Year. the disaster has been fueled in part by medicaid, the federal program that provides medicalle care for poor and disabled americans. medicaid recipients typically pay a small co-payment for medical expenses and medicines. that includes opioid painkillers. according to a new report released exclusively to e this show by the homeland security, they can pay as little as $1 to receive 240 opioid painkillers. those pills can be resold on the street for $4,000. of course that creates a huge incentive for black-market sales, which unfortunately are common. already more than 1,000 people have bee...