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Under pressure from onetime rival Bernie Sanders and the liberal wing of her party, Hillary Clinton has pushed for a “public option” form of coverage in the state and federal health insurance exchanges.

The decision is considered to be a middle ground option away from Sanders’ primary campaign push for single-payer coverage. The proposal was recently endorsed by President Barack Obama.

However, the public option has drawn fire from the hospital sector, which fears it would depress the payments it receives to provide care. As a result, the American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals reached out last week to the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee.