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As a Doctor and Citizen, I’m a Little Wary of ‘Medicare for All’
All the problems of private insurance notwithstanding, I am not sure getting rid of private insurance is the solution
I have written hundreds of appeal letters, arguing against denials of payment by private health insurance companies. For one year after my daughter died, I had to deal with egregious health insurance tactics to avoid payment for services that she required while she was dying in the hospital. I have had my share of frustration with private, for-profit health insurance.
That does not mean I want it to be completely eliminated by “Medicare For All.”
I am a doctor. I have been practicing medicine for over 18 years. I have seen the devastation wrought by not having health insurance; by putting off needed medical care because the cost is way too much. I know all too well the ever-present risk of financial ruin from one illness. Lord knows, if I did not have good health insurance when my daughter was battling cancer, I would have been financially wiped out.
And so, I would love for everyone in our country to have access to good, quality, affordable healthcare, and this is why I don’t understand why the Trump Administration wants the entire Affordable Care Act to be struck…
