Manning, Iowa (CNN) Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden released a plan Tuesday focusing on helping rural America through economic initiatives, investments in broadband infrastructure and expanding access to health care.

"It shouldn't matter whether you live in a skyscraper in Manhattan or you live here in Manning. Your children deserve the exact same opportunities every other child in America is entitled to," the former vice president told voters as he unveiled his plan, which the Biden campaign notes is focused on building rural communities from within.

The proposal, which Biden rolled out one day after releasing his health care policy plan, hones in on expanding access to and improving health care in these communities. Biden argued the way to protect rural hospitals is by building on the Affordable Care Act and warned of the impact of "Medicare for All," a policy proposal embraced by some of his Democratic rivals, including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders

"It threatens rural hospitals because Medicare reimbursement rates are just too low for these hospitals to keep the doors open," Biden said of Medicare for All, which he also described as a "noble idea." "If I'm elected president of the United States, I will be a health care priority supporter of rural hospitals and it starts by finishing the job of Obamacare."

Biden's plan calls for doubling funding for community health centers, increasing grant funding to build rural hospitals and enhance telehealth services, and boosting funding for medical residencies in rural communities to draw more doctors into the areas.

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