New from Code WACK, How Big Pharma makes a killing on patients’ suffering
What happens when the cost of surviving an illness is so high, it's simply out of reach? How does Big Pharma enjoy such outsized profits from cancer and other treatments? And what about patients who a...
31 Aug 202217min
New from Code WACK, The politics of pregnancy: Is parenthood destiny or choice in America?
How have government policies created inequitable access to abortion? What's the Hyde Amendment and what has been its impact over the past 45 years? What role are some states playing in the effort to a...
24 Aug 202216min
New from Code WACK, Thrown into chaos.’ The shifting abortion landscape in post-Dobbs America
What are the implications of the Dobbs ruling for people seeking reproductive care across the United States? What kind of burdens will they face if they have to wait days or even weeks to get an abort...
17 Aug 202218min
New from Code WACK, When Having Health Insurance Doesn’t Help
Why is it that many Americans who have health insurance are still not able to get the care they need? How are health insurers increasing their profits at the expense of American families? To find ou...
11 Aug 20228min
New from Code WACK, Punished for Being Poor? Battling Medical Debt in America
How is medical debt a racial justice issue, and what's being done about it? What role does the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion play in reducing medical debt and keeping rural hospitals open? ...
2 Aug 202216min
New from Code WACK, A perfect storm: racism, chronic Illness & medical debt
New from Code WACK, A perfect storm: racism, chronic Illness & medical debt by Nurse Talk
26 Jul 202216min
New from Code WACK, ‘Where the fight begins.' Provider networks & LGBTQ patients
What challenges do people in the LGBTQ+ community face in accessing quality health care and how does this affect their wellbeing? What policy solutions are needed to tackle these challenges? To find ...
19 Jul 202214min
New from Code WACK, ‘Safe Spaces.’ Health care and the LGBTQ community
What special health needs do LGBTQ communities have – and how well are they being addressed? What can our broken healthcare system learn from the retail industry about how to treat clients with unique...
12 Jul 202217min
