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Forced pregnancies and racial bias: A deadly combination?

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Besides the Alabama IVF decision, how else are reproductive rights being rolled back in America? Why are some states going after emergency contraception known as the morning-after pill? What policy solutions are needed to […]

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Is ‘fetal personhood’ coming to your state?

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   This time on Code WACK! Where are we today when it comes to reproductive rights in America? And what does the latest IVF case in Alabama mean for reproductive justice and healthcare equity in America?  […]

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What’s fueling America’s dreadful nursing home care?

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   This time on Code WACK! Are regulations meant to protect nursing home residents being enforced? How is understaffing at the California Dept of Public Health affecting nursing home regulation?  Are for-profit and nonprofit nursing […]

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The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients

  “The toll the American health care system extracts is, in some respects, the price of extraordinary progress in medicine. But it’s also evidence of the poor fit between older adults’ capacities and the health care system’s demands.”     The Burden of Getting Medical […]

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A Mom’s $97,000 Question: How Was Her Baby’s Air-Ambulance Ride Not Medically Necessary?

  “[No Surprises Act] … protections apply only to care that health plans determine is ‘medically necessary’ — and insurers get to define what that means in each case.”     A Mom’s $97,000 Question: How Was Her Baby’s Air-Ambulance Ride Not Medically Necessary?   […]

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Weekly News Roundup for Mar 25, 2024

This week on Code WACK!   Forced Pregnancies and Racial Bias: A Deadly Combination?   Featuring Vina Smith-Ramakrishnan, Fellow, The Century Foundation         Breaking News in Healthcare Reform   Snippets of news & commentary with a special focus on health policy, Medicare […]

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