New from Code WACK, Michael Lighty, president of the Healthy California Now
What’s been happening on the healthcare front since California Senate Bill 770, which paves the way for a single-payer healthcare system, was passed last year? What’s the process and the timeline? Wha...
20 Aug 202418min
New from Code WACK,Need out of state healthcare? You'll pay through the nose!
Need out-of-state coverage? Get ready to jump through hoops & pay through the nose. This time on Code WACK! How far did one man have to go to get the health insurance he needed to cover a specialize...
12 Aug 202416min
New from Code WACK, One man's fight for freedom and choice in health care
This time on Code WACK! Imagine having to fight with your HMO insurer about compensating your surgeon who doesn't belong to your provider network, but happens to be a specialist in a particular proce...
6 Aug 202418min
New from Code WACK, The corporate 'war chest' that's spending big to control health care
Why did California’s latest single payer bill fail and what can we do about it? How can the public learn the truth about how much they could save with unified financing when deep-pocketed corporations...
30 Juli 202418min
New from Code WACK,Penny wise, pound foolish? How our long-term care policies fail us.
This time on Code WACK! Why is long term care, including in-home health care, in crisis? How are skyrocketing costs affecting patients? How come two-thirds of people in California who are getting in-h...
23 Juli 202417min
New from Code WACK, Should health insurers have the final say about your care?
This time on Code WACK! How do insurance companies put up barriers to addiction treatments? How does this affect treatment programs and their clients? And how would it be if we had Medicare for All? ...
15 Juli 202417min
New from Code WACK, Is addiction a choice? New perspectives on substance use disorder
This time on Code WACK! What are some of the most common misconceptions about people who are addicted to substances like opioids? What medicines are revolutionizing the way people are being treated t...
9 Juli 202416min
New from Code WACK, The ‘silent, slow apocalypse’ of corporate health insurance .
What is the true cost of the American health insurance system? What toll is it taking on both patients and providers? And what do we need instead? To find out, we recently interviewed Dr. Linda Peen...
1 Juli 202418min
