New from Code WACK,The tricks and traps of Medicare ‘Disadvantage’ plans
This time on Code WACK! Why are seniors between a rock and a hard place when choosing between various Medicare options? How do private Medicare plans, known as Medicare Advantage, limit patients’ op...
16 Joulu 202416min
New from Code WACK, Forsaken? The problem with for-profit health care.
This time on Code WACK! What questionable justifications did a major insurance company give to repeatedly deny coverage to treat a baby’s brain tumor? What would have been the financial impact on th...
10 Joulu 202415min
New from Code WACK, Coverage denied: A doctor's fight to save her own baby
Imagine learning that your baby girl has a brain tumor that’s causing seizures and disrupting her development, and your health insurance company is denying coverage for treatment her pediatric oncolog...
3 Joulu 202418min
New from Code WACK,Does Trump mean the end of Medicare for All?
This time on Code WACK! What can be done to protect health care for the most vulnerable in the aftermath of Trump's victory? What does another Trump administration mean for single payer both nationa...
26 Marras 202412min
New from Code WACK,Taking stock: Health care in the wake of the 2024 elections.
This time on Code WACK! What could a Trump White House mean for your health care and your family’s? What might it mean for public health at a time when the nation is still reeling from the devastati...
19 Marras 202414min
From Code WACK, Act of Congress? The essential fight against profiteering.
This time on Code WACK! Why have healthcare giants like United Health and Cigna have been purging some of their commercial accounts and pivoting to government-funded programs like Medicare Advantage...
12 Marras 202415min
New from Code WACK, Is Aussie health care really better?
This time on Code WACK! How do some Australians, who have single-payer health care they call Medicare, view the American healthcare system? What do they think about the many people in America who ne...
7 Marras 202415min
New from Code WACK,Health care in the Land Down Under
This time on Code WACK! How does Australia's healthcare system work and why is it considered one of the best in the world? What are some of the ways the Australian healthcare system, which they call...
29 Loka 202415min
