“The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. For many Asian Americans, it’s around 84 — on par with life expectancies in Japan […]
New Code WACK! episode “…when pain is not adequately treated, people most likely have anunderlying diagnosis that’s being missed. And so what we see are missed anddelayed diagnoses … sometimes even resulting in harm and death.“ – Uché Blackstock, MD MLK […]
“…birth centers struggle with a gauntlet of rules, only some clearly connected to patient safety. Over the past decade, the number of licensed birth centers in California dropped from 12 to five….“ Midwives Blame California Rules for Hampering Birth Centers Amid Maternity […]
“Republicans in Washington say they plan to use funding cuts and regulatory changes to dramatically shrink Medicaid, the nearly $900-billion-a-year government health insurance program that, along with the related Children’s Health Insurance Program, serves about 79 million mostly low-income or disabled Americans.“ Trump’s […]
New Code WACK! episode “Sadly, there’s just this misplaced belief that the private sectorcan do a better job than the government in anything,and that includes health care….” – Wendell Potter Can Veterans Really GetBetter Care Outside the VA? Featuring Wendell […]
“Newsom has so far failed to fully deliver on his most sweeping health care policies — and many changes are not yet visible to the public: Health care costs continue to rise, homelessness is worsening, and many Californians still struggle to get basic medical care. Now, […]
“People who need surgery to replace a joint typically don’t encounter similar coverage roadblocks. … To people in the amputee community, the coverage disparity amounts to discrimination.” Health Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity When Michael Adams […]
New Code WACK! episode “We’ve largely turned our healthcare system over to profit-seeking, profit-making entities.” – Wendell Potter The Sordid Financializationof America’s Healthcare System Featuring Wendell Potter,whistleblower, author, founderCenter for Health and Democracy […]
