New from Code WACK,Murder, Money & Medicine: The United Healthcare CEO Tragedy
This time on Code WACK! The strong reactions to the tragic murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson by alleged killer Luigi Mangione are bringing renewed attention to the abuses of for-profit ...
4 Feb 202516min
New from Code WACK, Health Equity Now: Tackling Racism in Medicine with Dr. Uché Blackstock
This time on Code WACK! For the second episode in our two-part series on racism in medicine, in honor of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr, we’re asking the question: What is racially concordant care and ...
28 Jan 202517min
New from Code WACK, MLK Day Special: Dismantling Racism in Medicine.
This time on Code WACK! In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality and justice for all, we welcome Dr. Uché Blackstock, author of the New York Times bestselling book “Legacy: A Black Ph...
21 Jan 202515min
New from Code WACK, Can veterans really get better care outside the VA?
This time on Code WACK! How is the Department of Veterans Affairs becoming increasingly privatized and what could this mean for those who have served and sacrificed for our country? Is corporate hea...
14 Jan 202514min
New from Code WACK, The sordid financialization of America's healthcare system
This time on Code WACK! Why have U.S. administrations from both sides of the aisle chosen to privatize Medicare and how has that complicated health care for patients? How do mega insurance companies...
6 Jan 202517min
New from Code WACK,A second look at the Indian Health Service: A broken promise?
THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! In the wake of the recent presidential election, we’re revisiting one of our favorite podcast episodes from 2023 about the hurdles America's Indigenous peoples face in accessin...
31 Des 202416min
New from Code WACK,Will Project 2025 sink traditional Medicare?
This time on Code WACK! What could another Trump presidency mean for the rise in Medicare private plans and what would that mean for patient care and financial waste in our healthcare system and for...
23 Des 202415min
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 Des 202416min
