New from Code WACK,The deadly calculation of our for-profit healthcare system.
How did a single mom in Kentucky, in the 1970s, become a physician, then a health insurance medical reviewer and eventually a whistleblower? To find out, we recently interviewed Dr. Linda Peeno, a ph...
25 Jun 202418min
New from Code WACK,Does silence still equal death? For too many Americans, the answer is yes.
In honor of PRIDE Month, we’re revisiting a popular episode about the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s. What were the health policy failures that spurred so many Americans to militant activism? ...
20 Jun 202420min
New from Code WACK,The devastating 'domino effect' of state budget cuts.
This time on Code WACK! At least seven states are grappling with budget shortfalls in 2024. What goes on behind the scenes when a state needs to cut costs? Who stands to lose the most as programs are...
11 Jun 202412min
New from Code WACK,'Insidious, unethical,' yet legal: The Denial-of-Care model
This time on Code WACK! How do Managed Care health insurance plans hurt patients? Why is it legal for commercial health insurers to use Denial-of-Care as a business model? And what is one organizatio...
4 Jun 202418min
New from Code WACK,Health insurance: Is denying care the business model?
This time on Code WACK! What’s the impact of health insurance denial-of-care tactics? Who “wins” when new employees have to wait three months before their health insurance kicks in? What devastating p...
27 Mai 202419min
New from Code WACK,Our healthcare system's hurting us. Why are lawmakers complicit?
This time on Code WACK! Why do lawmakers continue to ignore the toll our broken healthcare system takes on us? And what can we do, ourselves, to bring about change? What inspired single-payer advocat...
21 Mai 202416min
New from Code WACK, A mother's harrowing journey to save her daughter.
This time on Code WACK! In honor of Mother's Day, we're talking about how our dysfunctional health insurance system affects moms. How far did one mother go to ensure that her daughter – born extreme...
13 Mai 202415min
New from Code WACK, Can single-payer advocates overcome the 'narcissism of small differences'.
This time on Code WACK! With all its apparent advantages, why hasn’t California passed single payer yet? Is organized labor fully in the Medicare-for-All game? Do managed care providers - like Kaise...
7 Mai 202418min
