New from code WACK, How Hospital Consolidation Inflates Prices & Hurts Patients
New from code WACK, How Hospital Consolidation Inflates Prices & Hurts Patients by Nurse Talk
22 Des 202216min
New from Code WACK, Marble lobbies & Grand Pianos: How America's Nonprofit Hospitals Make Bank
This time on Code WACK! When it comes to our broken healthcare system, are nonprofit hospitals part of the solution ... or part of the problem? What are their priorities? How do their actions affect ...
14 Des 202216min
New from Code WACK, Is Medicare Advantage too good to be true?
Medicare’s 2023 enrollment period is ending on Dec. 7 and Code WACK! is on the case! What are the true risks of choosing Medicare Advantage instead of original Medicare with a Medigap supplement? Are ...
8 Des 202212min
New from Code WACK, 'Treasure & Lives' at Stake as States Fight for Guaranteed Health Care
This time on Code WACK!. How do the results of the midterm elections affect the prospect for state-based single payer healthcare systems? Will state governments continue to subsidize the private insur...
30 Nov 202215min
New from Code WACK, 'Sea change' or 'status quo?' The midterms & U.S. health policy
This time on Code WACK!. What do the tight midterm elections mean for our nation's health care? Hanging in the balance are the fates of those who are dependent on pandemic emergency programs for their...
23 Nov 202216min
New from Code WACK, Medicare Disadvantage and the Medigap Trap
This time on Code WACK! In 2022, nearly half of people eligible for Medicare are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. So what's the problem? Good question. To find out, we spoke to Diane Archer, fo...
15 Nov 202217min
New from Code WACK, Secret Rules, Denials & Fraud: The Dark Side of Medicare Advantage
Description - What are the major differences between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage? How do the two programs compare when it comes to accessing care? To get the facts, join host Brenda ...
9 Nov 202216min
New from Code WACK, Charged & overcharged: Americans seek health care abroad.
Need surgery but your $7,000 deductible is in the way? How about major dental care that your insurance doesn't even begin to adequately cover? The skyrocketing cost of treatment and rising insurance...
1 Nov 202217min
