This week from CodeWACK! The Middlemen Making Money Off Medicaid
This time on CodeWACK! Why are there middlemen in Medicaid—and what are they doing to our most vulnerable patients and physicians? How and why are private insurance intermediaries permitted to put pr...
23 Mar 16min
New from CodeWACK! The Hidden Cost of Private Equity Hospital Buyouts
This time on Code WACK! We’re taking a closer look at what happens when private equity buys hospitals. Our guest is Dr. Renee Hsia (pronounced “Shaw”). An emergency physician at Zuckerberg San Franc...
16 Mar 15min
New from CodeWACK! Is private equity in health care killing us?
This time on Code WACK! What happens to staff and patients when private investors buy hospitals to make them more profitable? And why should this concern us all? To break it down, we spoke to Dr. Re...
9 Mar 18min
This week from CodeWACK! Insured But Still Can’t Afford Care? The Underinsured Crisis
This time on Code WACK! Millions of Americans have health insurance, but still can’t afford to use it. So what happens when high deductibles and corporate profit pressures shape the care patients re...
2 Mar 16min
This week from CodeWACK! The Deadly Design of U.S. Health Care
This time on Code WACK! Why do Americans live about four years less, on average, than people in similar European countries, despite spending far more on health care? And why are so many dying from i...
23 Feb 17min
This week from CodeWACK! Why Insured Americans Still Need Charity Clinics
This time on Code WACK! Why are people in America resorting to receiving medical care in animal stalls - even if they have health insurance? What would it take to make volunteer stopgap clinics unne...
16 Feb 17min
New from CodeWACK! The Real Cost of Health Insurance Nobody Talks About
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9 Feb 13min
New from CodeWACK! Medicare Advantage Is Breaking America’s Promise to Seniors
This time on Code WACK! Privatized Medicare now covers more than half of older adults nationwide. But how do Medicare Advantage plans’ lower star ratings, narrow networks, and “paper benefits” hit s...
2 Feb 18min
