A New Jersey man battling ALS is fighting for funding after insurance plans leave a financial burden, reports say.
ATCO -- A 66-year-old New Jersey man with ALS is battling funding for medical care, 6abc reports.
Joe Swider, of Atco, is paralyzed from the neck down and relies on a ventilator due to his progressive disease, according to reports.
Swider requires nurse care every day for 16 hours and costs are no longer covered by insurance after his union changed insurance plans, reports say.
His care can cost more than $4,000 a week, which used to be fully covered, but now, Swider and his family are left finding ways to get the medical bills paid, according to 6abc.
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After Swider's insurance changed last year, he was left with the financial burden.
A GoFundMe account has been set up to help with financial needs, but once the money runs out, Swider said he will go into hospice, according to reports.
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