Bernie Sanders is a man of the people and wants every American citizen to have access to affordable healthcare. And just hours before the Democratic Debate commenced, he released his plans for his healthcare proposal.

Sander's "Medicare-for-all" universal healthcare plan seems to be stemming from the fact that for days now, Hillary Clinton's campaign has been criticizing him and saying that although he wants an affordable healthcare for all, he has yet to reveal his plans on how is he going to amass the funds for it.

As reported by Business Insider, Sanders said that he plans to expand Medicare, which is a government health program that insures the elderly, because it will save the country over $6 trillion in the span of 10 years, compared to the current system that runs President Obama's Affordable Healthcare Act.

Breaking down his plan, it stated that Americans would pay a 2.2 percent "premium," while employers will pay a 6.2 percent payroll tax to fund the plan. 

For individuals that earn between $250,000 to $500,000 a year, they would tax a rate of 37 percent, while those who earn more than $10 million would be taxed with a 52 percent rate. 

In addition, Sander's healthcare plan also involves taxing the investment income the same way as a wage income. His plan clarified that these taxes will help raise the $1.38 trillion that is needed to fund his proposal, according to Vox.

However, during the debate with the Vermont senator, Clinton seemed doubtful over her rival's plan. She said that enacting a new form of healthcare plan will just jeopardize all of the progress made by the Obamacare Act.

Sanders, of course, defended his plan and said that although it is quite difficult to achieve, he will remain fighting for it because he believes that all of it will result into an affordable healthcare for all Americans.

The senator also spoke about the criticisms made by Hillary's daughter Chelsea Clinton, and said that he was disappointed about her comments.

During a stop at Iowa to campaign for her mother, Chelsea said that there's currently a $19 billion gap between Sanders' proposal and how he he's going to pay for it. She went on to say, "That to me, is troubling."

She also implied that Sanders' proposal would dismantle Medicare,Medicaid and Obamacare, therefore denying millions of people with their insurance. However, Sanders downplayed these accusations and just said that it was not "factual," CNN reported.

In fact, he defended his position and said that his healthcare proposal will save people "thousands of dollars a year."

Furthermore, he also answered questions regarding his medical records and once again said that he is healthy and will release written evidence about it soon.