Single payer is key to challenging status quo understandings of disability

(Jack - former disability policy analyst, federal lobbyist and congressional intern, “Universal Benefits Will Help People With Disabilities Escape Poverty,” 2 July 2019, https://truthout.org/articles/universal-benefits-will-help-people-with-disabilities-escape-poverty/)

The disability community must also be included into a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. health system. A single-payer health model is the only forward to curtail rising costs, improving health outcomes, expanding patient choice and increasing coverage to all. Lawmakers must be mindful of including people with disabilities in a single-payer program and ensure that all long-term care and disability-related health expenses are covered in full. A universal health benefit through a single-payer model will provide increased affordability, universal access and improved outcomes, while creating a health system that views disability as part of the human experience rather than a charitable burden subjected to means testing.