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Hillary Clinton Shifts Healthcare Stance Closer to Sanders

HeadlineMay 11, 2016

Sanders’ victory comes amid new signs he may be influencing Clinton’s rhetoric. After months of criticizing Sanders’ call for a single-payer healthcare system, Clinton appeared to shift her stance Monday, saying she would support allowing people as young as 50 to buy into the Medicare system. Sanders has called for “Medicare for All.” Last week more than 2,000 physicians signed onto a proposal backing single-payer healthcare.

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