Elizabeth Edwards said this weekend that she prefers Hillary Clinton’s health plan over that of Barack Obama’s but fell short of endorsing either Democratic candidate for president.

At a conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists, Edwards spoke passionately about health policy and why she feels that McCain’s plan “is the wrong direction for the country.”

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Obama’s plan “is not true universal coverage,” she said.

Clinton’s plan, Edwards said, is the most similar to the one proposed by her husband, Sen. John Edwards, before he dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination two months ago. John Edwards has not endorsed anyone for president.

Elizabeth Edwards, a breast cancer survivor, announced last year that her cancer had returned. It has spread to her bones and is incurable. She told a room full of reporters that she is “actually doing really well,” although she isn’t liking the side-effects of her medications and the fact that her co-pay just doubled.

“The cancer is still there but it’s under control,” Edwards said.