Author: Brenda Gazzar

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Some states are making it easier for trans and non-binary individuals to get gender-affirming care but in other states, a record number of laws have been passed to outlaw  – or limit – such care. […]

            THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What unique challenges do transgender individuals face when it comes to accessing health care – especially in rural America? Why is gender affirming care considered potentially life saving for trans and nonbinary individuals? How […]

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What can be done about the fentanyl crisis on Los Angeles’ Skid Row that disproportionately affects Black residents? What policy solutions are needed? In light of the historical evidence of racial disparities in the […]

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   More than 3,000 people died of drug overdoses in Los Angeles County alone in 2022 and last October, Hollywood actor Matthew Perry, of “Friends” fame, became one of the latest overdose victims when he accidentally […]

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Can California’s new Office of Health Care Affordability stem the rising tide of healthcare inflation? Are similar efforts to rein in healthcare costs happening in other states? And what does the creation of the […]

            THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   The New Year is ringing in higher health care premiums while U.S. life expectancy continues to fall. Despite spending more on health care than any other country, we don’t seem to be getting […]

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   In honor of more than 200 podcast episodes and the New Year, we’re running one of our oldies but goodies about the medical tourism phenomenon –  Need surgery but your $7,000 deductible is in […]

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Patients aren’t the only people who are frustrated with our current healthcare system. So are doctors! Why?  And why doesn’t free market capitalism work with health care? To find out, we spoke to award-winning filmmaker […]