Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed campaigns on Medicare-for-all while his wife's psychiatry practice operates out of network
Abdul El-Sayed, who secured the Democratic nomination for a Michigan U.S. Senate seat, has campaigned on a Medicare-for-all platform. His wife, Sarah Jukaku, operates a private psychiatry practice that does not accept insurance, requiring patients to pay directly, with possible out-of-network reimbursement. The El-Sayed campaign and Jukaku did not respond to requests for comment.
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Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat and has made Medicare-for-all a central policy position, arguing that "healthcare shouldn't depend on who signs your paycheck" and calling for taxpayer-guaranteed coverage "from cradle to grave," according to Fox News.
His wife, Dr. Sarah Jukaku, runs a solo psychiatry practice that operates outside the insurance system. Her practice's website states she is out of network with all insurers, and a FAQ on the site previously answered "no" to the question of whether she accepts insurance, according to reporting by The Washington Free Beacon cited by Fox News. Her profile on the professional directory Psychology Today also at one point noted she did not accept insurance.
Fox News reported that amid media scrutiny in July, the practice's website became inaccessible to the public. Fox News Digital said it contacted Jukaku and her practice multiple times by phone and email without receiving a response.