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When Your Health Insurance Says ‘No’ to Your Doctor’s Orders

      THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   For many Americans, getting the right medical care isn’t just about what their doctors recommend; it’s also about what their insurance company is willing to cover. So what happens when those two don’t agree? And why can […]

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When Insurance Cuts Eating Disorder Care Too Soon

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   In the United States, as many as 30 million people are affected by eating disorders, including many children and adolescents, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that affect both […]

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We’ve accepted this healthcare system as normal. Should we?

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Is it really normal that the health insurance we pay for often doesn’t fully protect us? It may be ‘normal’ but is it right? Millions of Americans face soaring healthcare costs, coverage denials, medical […]

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Weekly News Roundup for Jul 20, 2026

Breaking News in Healthcare Reform   Featured Podcast   “For many Americans getting the right medical care isn’t just about what their doctors recommend, it’s also about what their insurance company is willing to cover. So what happens when those two don’t agree? And why […]

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Facing Funding Losses, States Call Out Big Businesses With Employees on Medicaid

  “As the Trump administration’s January deadline looms for states to enforce new Medicaid work requirements, some state lawmakers are turning the tables by pushing to publicly name the largest companies that have employees enrolled in the government program covering low-income and disabled people.”   […]

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As GOP Cries Fraud, Newsom Backs Medicaid Spending on Housing and Food

  “Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana is taking aim at California’s Medicaid program for providing housing assistance, food, and other social services to high-need, low-income patients who tend to rack up big healthcare costs and, he argued, strain taxpayer funds.”   As GOP Cries Fraud, […]

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