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 Juli 202217min
New from Code WACK, Behind the fight against corporate negligence
How does the struggle for healthcare justice intersect with the movement to protect consumers? How do regulations on corporations and their products benefit us all? Is putting profit above consumer sa...
6 Juli 202213min
New from Code WACK, The immigrant workers’ struggle for life and dignity
California has expanded the state's Medicaid program to some undocumented immigrant workers, but not all. Who gets coverage, and who doesn't? Is lack of insurance coverage the only issue immigrant wor...
28 Juni 202211min
New from Code WACK, Essential but excluded: Farmworkers face healthcare hurdles
Undocumented workers in California contribute about $3.7 billion in state and local taxes each year. They hold one in 16 jobs in the state. What challenges do they face when it comes to getting access...
21 Juni 202215min
New from Code WACK, Connecting the dots: A legislative path to healthcare justice?
Since the free market has failed to rein in costs and achieve equity in health care, what’s next? Can we govern our seemingly ungovernable healthcare sector? Can we build legislative consensus around...
15 Juni 202215min
New from Code WACK, Living sicker, dying younger in the richest country on Earth
Why is reforming our healthcare system necessary? Is there any point in trying to change it, given the power of health insurers and pharmaceutical companies? Find out from someone who’s spent decades...
7 Juni 202217min
New from Code WACK, Growing Old in America? This Pod’s for You.
Why do some elderly patients on Medicare struggle to get the health care they need? What are some of the dangers of Medicare Advantage?Join Casey Hobbs, RN, director of nursing at a retirement communi...
31 Maj 202216min
New from Code WACK, Saving the American Economy with Single Payer
Health care in America remains marked by disparities and spiraling costs twelve years after passage of the Affordable Care Act. Given the divisive political climate in Washington DC, states are strugg...
17 Maj 202213min
