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Democratic Presidential Debate Touches on Health Care

stltoday.com

One of the themes during the weekend debate between the candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for president was health care.

During Sunday night’s debate, Hillary Clinton called for expanding Obamacare. Bernie Sanders wants what he calls "Medicare for all."

Downstate Democratic Assembly Member Richard Gottfried hasn’t public endorsed a presidential candidate. Most of his career, the legislator has pushed for a plan that more resembles Sanders than Clinton. 

"What people want is not insurance. They want health care. And having insurance from insurance companies and other health plans doesn’t always get you health care," Gottfriend told WXXI last month.

Gottfried’s New York Health Act passed the assembly last May, but was not endorsed in the state senate.

The plan will go before the legislature again this session.