Ady Barkan, activist who fought for US healthcare overhaul, dies aged 39

Barkan was diagnosed with ALS in 2016 and said his illness clarified the ‘cruelty of our profit-driven system’

Ady Barkan, an attorney and healthcare activist whose journey with motor neuron disease prompted a fight to overhaul the US healthcare system, died at the age of 39 from complications with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Barkan’s wife, Rachael Scarborough King, announced his death in a post to X, formally known as Twitter.