Clinton Cackles When Talking About Universal Health Care

‘I share the goal of universal health care’

STEPHANOPOULOS: “And we’re going to ask him about that in a few minutes. Another big difference on health care. He wants to replace ObamaCare with a single payer system, Medicare for all. So are you against that because it’s a bad idea or because it’s not practical? Would a single payer system be better if you could get it passed?”
CLINTON: “Well, first, I share the goal of universal health care. You know very well that I threw myself into that back in ’93 and ’94 and still have the scars to show for it. So the goal is we want everybody to have access to quality, affordable health care. But I think we should be defending the Affordable Care Act. This is a historic achievement for our country. It certainly is for President Obama. We are making progress. I want us to protect it, to defend it and to improve it. The Republicans keep trying to repeal it and offer nothing in place of it. So rather than tear it apart or get rid of it and start all over again in a contentious national debate, let’s do what I’m proposing, to get costs down, get out of pocket costs down, get more support for families who face big medical costs. Let’s deal with the rising cost of prescription drugs. That, I think, is the right way for the country to go and it certainly is what I’m advocating.”

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