New from Code WACK, Does health insurance cover physical therapy? Kind of?
This time on Code WACK! Despite the proven value of physical therapy, what health insurance hassles do physical therapists and their patients face today? Why are patient costs all over the place? To ...
1 Aug 202315min
New from Code WACK, Winning an Equitable Abortion Landscape
This time on Code WACK! How have health clinics that perform abortions been affected by the reversal of Roe vs. Wade one year ago? What kind of legal challenges have there been to individual states' l...
26 Jul 202317min
New from Code WACK, One woman’s struggle for care in America's South, without Medicaid
This time on Code WACK! Now that the COVID health emergency has ended and millions of Americans are losing Medicaid coverage, we’re thinking about the nearly two million Americans who never got it in ...
20 Jul 202313min
New from Code WACK, Burnout is wearing doctors down. Could Medicare for All help?
What are the most common concerns of doctors about Medicare for All? Would reforming America's broken healthcare system improve - or worsen - doctors’ lives? How does the focus on corporate profits im...
13 Jul 202314min
New From Code WACK, Saving the American Economy with Single Payer: A Second Look
This time on Code WACK! This Independence Day we’re thinking about freedom to pursue our dreams. The high cost of health care makes it difficult or impossible for Americans to afford higher education...
5 Jul 202312min
New from Code WACK, 'Mass uncertainty:' America's abortion landscape in the post-Dobbs era
It’s been one year now since the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe vs. Wade ruling, and reversed five decades of legal precedent. The Dobbs v Jackson decision returned the power to regulate ab...
28 Jun 202315min
New from Code WACK, When a healthy pregnancy turns deadly. The story of April Valentine.
This time on Code WACK! April Valentine knew that Black women were more likely to die from a pregnancy or child-related cause -- and tried to beat the odds with careful research, preparation and a su...
20 Jun 202316min
New from Code WACK, Unheard: Pain, Denial & the Black Birth Experience
What exactly is a doula and how does it differ from a midwife? How can doulas support those who are most likely to die from giving birth? To find out, we spoke to Stanis Askew, a full spectrum doula...
13 Jun 202313min
