New from Code WACK, How Hospitals & Insurers Drive Soaring Healthcare Costs
This time on Code WACK! Are hospitals and health insurers incentivized to keep costs high? Are mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare sector helping - or hurting? How has the state of Maryland kep...
25 Apr 202318min
From Code WACK, The Overlooked Role of Hospitals in America's Healthcare Fiasco
This time on Code WACK! What led a CEO to produce a series of films to change America's healthcare system? What role do hospitals play in health care’s astronomical pricing? And what options do we ha...
18 Apr 202318min
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
