Modern Healthcare May 3, 2019
Ady Barkan, a 35-year-old Yale Law School graduate who is dying from ALS, made a poignant plea for Medicare for All at Congress’ first hearing on a single-payer proposal in more than a decade.
His testimony touched on the myriad flaws of private insurance: high administrative costs, growing out-of-pocket expenses, endless bureaucratic hassles, and the restrictions even adequately insured patient like himself face in obtaining necessary care.
Yet his young family’s biggest problem, other than the sad fact that there is no cure or treatment for his debilitating disease, is the nation’s lack of a long-term care program. “ALS means paying out of pocket for almost 24-hour home care,” he said. “It costs us $9,000 a month.”
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