This week from CodeWACK! Why Nursing Home Residents Need the Essential Caregivers Act
This time on Code WACK! Imagine being cut off from Mom - a nursing home resident - for months. You can't bring her favorite foods, or help dress her, hug her, or even hold her hand. For thousands of ...
22 Kesä 15min
This week from CodeWACK! New from CodeWACK! ‘No Way to Live’: The Cost of Nursing Home Isolation
This time on Code WACK! What role do family members and friends play in the lives of nursing home residents? When COVID hit, how were residents impacted when their loved ones were no longer allowed ...
15 Kesä 12min
The week from CodeWACK! Fighting From the Grave for the New York Health Act
This time on Code WACK! What happens when we get too sick to work in a healthcare system that is tied to our jobs? What is the ultimate cost? The story of New York Health Act advocate Mariana Pined...
8 Kesä 11min
This week from CodeWACK! Mariana Pineda: Presente
This time on Code WACK! This is the story of a dedicated advocate, organizer, and powerful voice in the fight for healthcare justice - Mariana Pineda. Mariana was a teacher in the Roosevelt School ...
1 Kesä 11min
This week from CodeWACK! Why Canadians Don’t Have to Fight Health Insurers
This time on Code WACK! For millions of Americans, health care means fighting insurance companies, putting off costly treatment, wondering whether the hospital you prefer is in-network, or fearing f...
26 Touko 8min
This week on CodeWACK! The Truth About Canada’s Healthcare Wait Times
This time on Code WACK! Today we’re taking an inside look at Canada’s public health insurance system known as Medicare. What are the biggest misconceptions Americans have about it? What works, what...
18 Touko 13min
This week on CodeWACK! Too Poor for Insurance, Too Sick to Wait: America’s Healthcare Trap
This time on Code WACK! As of spring 2026, enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies have not been extended. Without congressional action, millions of Americans could face significantly higher pr...
12 Touko 17min
New from CodeWACK! UnitedHealth’s Dangerous Takeover of U.S. Health Care
This time on CodeWACK! What if the rising cost of health care - the surprise bills, the shrinking choices, the long waits — weren’t random at all, but largely the result of quiet, strategic consolida...
4 Touko 10min
