Here are five key notes:
1. Ms. Clinton’s plan would double primary care services funding at Federally Qualified Health Centers, which provide services to patients with limited healthcare access.
2. In 2010, Sen. Sanders was dedicated to including $11 billion in funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers in the Affordable Care Act.
3. Ms. Clinton’s healthcare plan includes expanding the current mandatory funding for community health centers by $40 billion over the next decade. A campaign official said savings, innovations and tax reform would pay for the plan, arguing the wealthiest Americans would “pay their fair share.”
4. In her healthcare proposal, Ms. Clinton reinforced her dedication to providing Americans the choice of a public-option insurance plan, a plan in which Sen. Sanders fought for during the ACA debate in 2010. Ms. Clinton also supported allowing people who fall below the Medicare age limit to participate in the program by offering the plan to Americans who are 55 and older.
5. In response to Ms. Clinton’s proposal, Sen. Sanders applauded her healthcare plan, stating it was “working with your campaign.” He went on to say the plan will “save lives, it will ease suffering, it will improve healthcare in America and it will cut healthcare costs.”
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