Death Panel Presents: Medicare for All Week 2020
M4AW05 – Steve Way on Long Term Care and Bernie's Disability Platform
We sit down with Steve Way to discuss the crisis of long term services and supports (LTSS) in American healthcare, his support of Medicare for All, Bernie's Disability Rights platform, and his own battle with New Jersey Medicaid over home care hours. Note: The day before this posted, there was a major update to Steve's case. Bea reached Steve over the phone to briefly provide some context at the beginning of the episode. The original interview begins at 05:25.
This episode is part of Medicare for All Week, a limited event series running Feb 3 - 11. Every day between Iowa and New Hampshire, we're bringing you fresh interviews from some of our favorite voices on single payer and the fight for health justice, plus some special surprises. Death Panel is entirely listener supported, so if you enjoy this series please help us out by subscribing, leaving us a rating, or becoming a patron.