Bernie Sanders had good things to say about Hillary Clinton's proposal. | Getty Sanders praises Clinton health care plan

Bernie Sanders on Saturday praised Hillary Clinton’s health care agenda released this morning, calling it a “significant step forward” in guaranteeing health care access for Americans.

“Together, these steps will get us closer to the day where everyone in this country has access to quality, affordable health care,” he said on a call this morning after Clinton released the plan.


The Clinton proposal, which was negotiated with the Sanders campaign as Democrats meet on their party platform in Orlando, affirms progressive positions Clinton has taken during the primary – including a Medicare buy-in for adults 55 and older, expanded insurance access for undocumented Americans and measures to lower out-of-pocket costs. In a new proposal, Clinton would give community health centers $40 billion in new funding over a decade.

Heading into the platform meeting, the draft platform vowed that Democrats would expand its commitment to community health centers but stopped short of pledging specifics on funding.