New from Code WACK, What’s being done to stop pharmaceutical pirates?
This time on Code WACK! What are lawmakers and the Federal Trade Commission doing about Pharmacy Benefit Managers and their undue influence over drug prices and access? Who is watching out for consum...
9 Sep 202413min
New from Code WACK,How pharmaceutical profiteers are screwing us over.
This time on Code WACK! So you might have heard the term pharmacy benefit managers – or PBMs – in the news. But what are they? How did these middlemen get to be so powerful? How are they causing drug...
3 Sep 202412min
New from Code WACK,Privatization ‘on steroids?’ What health care could look like under Trump
This time on Code WACK! As the United States faces an election possibly unlike any other in our history, we wonder about the future of our healthcare system. What changes might we expect under Presi...
28 Aug 202417min
New from Code WACK, Michael Lighty, president of the Healthy California Now
What’s been happening on the healthcare front since California Senate Bill 770, which paves the way for a single-payer healthcare system, was passed last year? What’s the process and the timeline? Wha...
20 Aug 202418min
New from Code WACK,Need out of state healthcare? You'll pay through the nose!
Need out-of-state coverage? Get ready to jump through hoops & pay through the nose. This time on Code WACK! How far did one man have to go to get the health insurance he needed to cover a specialize...
12 Aug 202416min
New from Code WACK, One man's fight for freedom and choice in health care
This time on Code WACK! Imagine having to fight with your HMO insurer about compensating your surgeon who doesn't belong to your provider network, but happens to be a specialist in a particular proce...
6 Aug 202418min
New from Code WACK, The corporate 'war chest' that's spending big to control health care
Why did California’s latest single payer bill fail and what can we do about it? How can the public learn the truth about how much they could save with unified financing when deep-pocketed corporations...
30 Jul 202418min
New from Code WACK,Penny wise, pound foolish? How our long-term care policies fail us.
This time on Code WACK! Why is long term care, including in-home health care, in crisis? How are skyrocketing costs affecting patients? How come two-thirds of people in California who are getting in-h...
23 Jul 202417min
