How Medicare Is Limiting Cancer Care for Seniors

[bkoffman]

Hi,

I wrote this op-ed piece on getting coverage for CAR-T therapy so others could see the same benefits that I saw. Seems that I am always arguing with insurance providers for myself or others. See: morningconsult.com/opinions...

Stay strong.

We are all in this together.

Brian

Brian Koffman MDCM (retired) MS Ed

Co-Founder, Executive VP and Chief Medical Officer

CLL Society, Inc

cllsociety.org

[Mystic75]

Thank you, Dr. Koffman, for continually fighting on our behalf.

Although this quote from Dr. Louise Aronson's article published recently in The Atlantic, refers to the current pandemic in the U.S., it could be relevant here:

'Ageism Is Making the Pandemic Worse

The disregard for the elderly that’s woven into American culture is hurting everyone.'

'As we’ve already seen with the current crisis, many people say that elders are dying anyway and tend to blame old age itself for their deaths—not a flawed system.'