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Taking stock: Health care in the wake of the 2024 elections

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What could a Trump White House mean for your health care and your family’s? What might it mean for public health at a time when the nation is still reeling from the devastating COVID-19 […]

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An Act of Congress? The essential, impossible fight against health insurer profiteering

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Why have healthcare giants like United Health and Cigna been purging some of their commercial accounts and pivoting to government-funded programs like Medicare Advantage and Medicaid? How is this affecting patients? And what is […]

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Is Aussie health care really better?

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   How do some Australians, who have single-payer health care they call Medicare, view the American healthcare system? What do they think about the many people in America who need to have a job to get […]

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Weekly News Roundup for Nov 18, 2024

  New Code WACK! episode Find us on Apple podcasts, our website or your favorite podcast platform.     Taking Stock:Health Care in the Wakeof the 2024 Elections   Featuring Ada Briceño,Chair, Orange County DemocratsCo-Chair, Unite Here Local 11       Breaking News in […]

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Scientists Fear What’s Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed To ‘Go Wild’

  “Should Kennedy win Senate confirmation, his critics say a radical antiestablishment medical movement with roots in past centuries would take power, threatening the achievements of a science-based public health order painstakingly built since World War II.”     Scientists Fear What’s Next for Public […]

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Older Americans Living Alone Often Rely on Neighbors or Others Willing To Help

  “These are fundamental questions for older adults who live alone: Who will be there for them, for matters large and small? Who will help them navigate the ever more complex health care system and advocate on their behalf? Who will take out the garbage […]

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