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Sand and Lahn clash over mental healthcare and Medicaid in debate
Original: Sand, Lahn call for increasing mental healthcare access, Medicaid oversight in debate
Candidates Sand and Lahn faced off in a debate where both called for expanding access to mental healthcare and strengthening oversight of Iowa's Medicaid program. The exchange highlighted growing agreement that mental health services are underfunded, while differences emerged over how to manage the privatized Medicaid system and hold contractors accountable for care.
Why now: Mental healthcare funding and Medicaid management are live issues in this campaign, and the debate put the candidates' positions directly side by side.
Evidence
- Sand, Lahn call for increasing mental healthcare access, Medicaid oversight in debate · Daily Gate City
- Sand, Lahn call for increasing mental healthcare access, Medicaid oversight in debate · Iowa Capital Dispatch
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