New from Code WACK, Rethinking the Path to Winning Single Payer
Winning Medicare for All in the U.S. may be at a standstill at the federal level, but it's a different story In the states. In 2021 alone, 18 single payer bills were introduced in states such as Massa...
12 Apr 202318min
New from Code WACK, Why We Need More Women Lawmakers — and How to Help Them Win
This time on Code WACK! How does diversity in politics affect the policies that impact our everyday lives? What challenges do women face when running for office and once they get there, how do their...
5 Apr 202313min
New from Code WACK, Poverty & Policy: A Woman Lawmaker’s Perspective
This time on Code WACK! Longtime nurse advocate, single mother, and now California Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo was the only Democrat to unseat a Republican incumbent in the California assembly last ...
29 Mar 202315min
New from Code WACK, Health Care or Rent? The Medicare Advantage Dilemma
This time on Code WACK! What are the latest attempts to rein in Medicare Advantage insurers and their questionable practices? What hurdles do patients face with Medicare Advantage plans when it comes...
22 Mar 202316min
New from Code WACK, How Would Hospitals Get Paid Under Single Payer?
This time on Code WACK! How does running a hospital like a business run counter to providing reliable and affordable healthcare? How would having Medicare for All change the way hospitals are financ...
15 Mar 202318min
New from Code WACK, 'Social Triage': How Patient Transfers Help Rich Hospitals Stay Rich
This time on Code WACK! What's the story behind the EMTALA patient protection law of 1986, which requires hospitals to stabilize or treat patients who are in a health emergency regardless of their i...
7 Mar 202317min
New from Code WACK, Charity Care? ‘If you don’t ask, they’re not going to tell you’
This time on Code WACK! What if you don't have health insurance but need medical care to save your life? If you're drowning in bills from the hospital, what can you do? To find out, we spoke to Ven...
1 Mar 20239min
New from Code WACK, ‘How am I going to pay this?’ The struggle to afford care in America
How do people get into medical debt in the first place? Sometimes it can happen when a business reorganization turns employees with benefits into contractors with no benefits. Or maybe you live in one...
22 Feb 202310min
