Fact check: Did Bernie just backtrack on Medicare for All?

Critics pounced on a tweak Bernie Sanders made this week to his signature Medicare for All plan, but they're being misleading

Speaking to labor officials in Iowa this week, Bernie Sanders unveiled a new twist to his “Medicare for All” plan. His centrist Democratic rivals pounced, accusing the original champion of government-run health care of softening his signature policy in order to placate angry union members.The new provision is wonkish, so bear with us here.

Sanders’ proposal does not change anything in the Medicare for All legislation he unveiled in April, but adds requirements for the transition period that were not sketched out in the bill text.

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