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Did healthcare policy issues play a role in the Iowa presidential caucus results?

Modern Healthcare: After attacking Donald Trump over the weekend for his previous favorable remarks about single-payer healthcare, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz squeaked out a victory over the billionaire New York developer in the Iowa presidential caucuses Monday night, with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio trailing close behind.

Meanwhile, the Iowa Democratic Party declared Hillary Clinton the narrow winner over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in their unexpectedly tough contest for the Democratic nomination, though Sanders had not conceded early Tuesday morning. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley dropped out of the race after winning only a tiny proportion of the caucus votes. Unlike Sanders' support for single-payer national health insurance, O'Malley's advocacy for a system like Maryland's featuring a global budget for hospital spending gained little traction with Iowa Democrats.

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