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Candidates make health care a core campaign theme, with several backing Medicare for All or a public option
Summary
Multiple candidates at the Lynn forum called for sweeping changes to the U.S. health-care system—ranging from Medicare for All to a public option—and criticized insurance denials and high costs for patients and workers.
Health care was a recurring theme at the Lynn City forum, with several candidates urging major reform. Beth Handriesbeck criticized AI-driven denials of claims and said Medicare for All is needed to protect consumers. "We need to pass Medicare for all but we have AI denying our claims," she said.
Jamie Zalloway Belsito described her work on maternal mental health and said she would fight for Medicare for All and expanded services for families. John Boettcher and Dan Cohen also called for lowering costs and expanding access, with Boettcher proposing a competitive public option so people could choose Medicare without losing employer coverage. Candidates tied health care to broader economic security and worker protections.
