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March 25, 2024
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 […]
March 18, 2024
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? […]
March 11, 2024
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 […]
News & Views
March 27, 2024
“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 […]
March 26, 2024
“[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? […]
March 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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Discover the unsettling truth about the impact of skin color on healthcare outcomes in our latest episode of @CodeWack! Join @bgazzar as we explore racial disparities in endometrial cancer mortality rates and the urgent need for change. Listen today - tinyurl.com/22p7vb7d pic.twitter.com/5O7FyyMQzn
Why is it that infant mortality rates in America differ by race? To find out, we spoke with @PNHP President Dr. Diljeet Singh, a women’s health advocate and integrative gynecologic oncologist who has practiced for nearly 25 years. Listen today - tinyurl.com/yyru3ddr pic.twitter.com/WI3S8SAz9T
Check out this week's #MedicareforAll weekly round-up, featuring an article from @axios about the healthcare dangers of a debt default. heal-ca.org/weekly-news-ro…
What would organized labor, and the workers they represent, gain under Medicare for All? To find out, we spoke to @ada_briceno, co-president of @UNITEHERE11, which represents more than 30,000 hotel workers in Southern California. Listen today - tinyurl.com/2s3c5ayk pic.twitter.com/JiZ4eqlwvQ
"Health insurers stand to benefit as inflation and labor shortages ... potentially [lead] to lower costs from medical claims." Translation: When low-income people can't work and prices keep going up, health insurance companies make bank. cnbc.com/2023/04/14/uni…