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‘Medicare for all’ activist who confronted legislators dies at age 39

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Published November 2, 2023 1:59pm ET
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‘Medicare for all’ activist who confronted legislators dies at age 39
Prolific activist “Medicare for all” activist Ady Barkan, who led protests over healthcare policy at the Capitol and elsewhere and directly confronted legislators, has died at the age of 39 from complications of the terminal neurodegenerative disease ALS. Barkan’s political organization, Be a Hero, announced late on Wednesday evening that he had passed at 6:00 […]


Prolific activist “Medicare for all” activist Ady Barkan, who led protests over healthcare policy at the Capitol and elsewhere and directly confronted legislators, has died at the age of 39 from complications of the terminal neurodegenerative disease ALS.

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