IN THIS EPISODE How would most families and individuals fare financially with a single-payer Medicare for All system? What about you? Would you pay more – or less – for health care than you’re paying now? If saving money […]
Author: Brenda Gazzar
IN THIS EPISODE What do Medicare beneficiaries need to know about open enrollment and their drug plans? How can they get free and unbiased help navigating their Medicare options? Most importantly, how can they save money on their medicines? […]
IN THIS EPISODE What’s up with America’s prescription drug market? Why do some of us pay a lot more for our prescriptions than others? How can people on Medicare get the best prices for the medicines they need? To find […]
IN THIS EPISODE What are the primary drivers of poverty in America? How has the commodification of medicine affected health care? What’s behind immigrants’ fear of accessing programs established to provide them lawful services? For these […]
IN THIS EPISODE State by state, advocates for guaranteed health care for immigrants are slowly making gains – what’s their formula for success? Which California immigrants will get access to full Medicaid coverage in 2024, for the first time? […]
IN THIS EPISODE How do we know that nearly 340,000 Americans died during the pandemic because they did not have health insurance? How does this compare to American deaths related to un-insurance during a non-COVID year? How […]
IN THIS EPISODE Why are nearly half of all U.S. residents burdened with medical debt? Does medical debt simply result from people making poor personal choices, or is it a symptom of a deeper, systemic problem with our […]
IN THIS EPISODE This Labor Day Code WACK! is taking a fresh look at the different perspectives held by organized labor in the fight for Medicare for All. Host Brenda Gazzar and Cindy Young, labor advocate and […]
