New from CodeWACK! Why the Same Drug Costs 3x More (And Who Decides)
This time on CodeWACK! Imagine two patients … same diagnosis, same medication, same country. Each one needs the same prescription. One gets their care through the Department of Veterans Affairs, the...
27 Apr 10min
This week from CodeWACK! Designed to Fail: How Insurance Denials Really Work
This time on CodeWACK! Today, we’re talking about insurance denials, hidden incentives… and why getting care can feel like navigating a system designed to stop you. Our guest is Bob Coleman, a reti...
20 Apr 9min
New from CodeWACK! Why Employers Are 'Flying Blind' on Healthcare Costs
This time on CodeWACK! Most employers don’t actually know what they’re paying for healthcare - and employees are paying the price. In this episode of Code WACK!, discover why companies are “flying bl...
13 Apr 13min
This week from CodeWACK! The Health Insurance Black Box: Why Employer Healthcare Costs Keep Rising
This time on CodeWACK! What challenges do employers face when providing health coverage to their employees? And what role do health insurers and Pharmacy Benefit Managers—prescription drug middlemen ...
6 Apr 16min
New from CodeWACK! States Push Back Against Medicaid Managed Care
This time on CodeWACK! Today, most people on Medicaid get their care through private insurers called Managed Care Organizations, or MCOs—like Aetna and UnitedHealthcare. Critics say these companies...
30 Mar 18min
This week from CodeWACK! The Middlemen Making Money Off Medicaid
This time on CodeWACK! Why are there middlemen in Medicaid—and what are they doing to our most vulnerable patients and physicians? How and why are private insurance intermediaries permitted to put pr...
23 Mar 16min
New from CodeWACK! The Hidden Cost of Private Equity Hospital Buyouts
This time on Code WACK! We’re taking a closer look at what happens when private equity buys hospitals. Our guest is Dr. Renee Hsia (pronounced “Shaw”). An emergency physician at Zuckerberg San Franc...
16 Mar 15min
New from CodeWACK! Is private equity in health care killing us?
This time on Code WACK! What happens to staff and patients when private investors buy hospitals to make them more profitable? And why should this concern us all? To break it down, we spoke to Dr. Re...
9 Mar 18min
