This poor fellow fell through the cracks in the system. I suspect that there is a lot of embellishment and hearsay in this article being reported as fact.
I have been in medical practice for 37 years and I know of many ways that this man could have received care. The trouble is that none of his providers took the time to point him in the direction he needed to go to get that care. This isn’t the system’s fault - it is the fault of some selfish medical provider who wouldn’t take the time to help.
This article is from one of the most liberal medical organizations in the country so I would expect this kind of misleading story.
The author of the article:
Dr. Michael D. Stillman moved from Boston to Louisville when his partner, Dr. Steve R. Williams, a neurological surgeon, took a position at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. They sold their Boston condominium at 300 Boylston, Suite 609, across from the Public Garden, for $2,150,000.