(Bloomberg) — Hillary Clinton is taking increasing credit for Obamacare, arguing that the 1993 health care overhaul effort she spearheaded was the foundation for President Barack Obama's plan.
"It was called Hillarycare before it was called Obamacare," the Democratic presidential candidate said in Vinton, Iowa, on Thursday, referring to her plan's derisive nickname. "I don't want to start over again, I don't want to rip up this accomplishment and begin this contentious debate all over again."
Her comments come as she wages war with liberal rival Bernie Sanders ahead of the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses and Feb. 9 New Hampshire primary. Clinton says Sanders's plan to replace most private health insurance with a government-run system, known as single-payer, is too disruptive and a potential threat to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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