Category: Podcast

Stealing our children’s potential: The failure of lead poisoning policy

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   We talk a lot about how our healthcare system fails us when we get sick, but what about when regulators fail to PREVENT ILLNESS?  Case in point: lead poisoning. It’s not just a danger […]

From Healthy Infant to Lead Poisoned? One Family’s Harrowing Journey

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Imagine discovering that your infant child—your nine-month-old baby—has lead poisoning – a toxin banned from paint and phased out of gasoline decades ago. So why do thousands of children each year have dangerously high levels […]

Labor Day: How Trump’s Policies Threaten Workers’ Rights, Safety & Retirement

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What happens when millions are stripped of Medicaid coverage? Who shoulders the costs when hospitals are forced to care for more uninsured patients? And how will unions and the workers they represent bear the […]

The One Big Beautiful Bill? It’s a Bitch!

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What happens when millions are stripped of Medicaid coverage? Who shoulders the costs when hospitals are forced to care for more uninsured patients? And how will unions and the workers they represent bear the […]

Can a united West Coast win single-payer?

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What if California, Oregon, and Washington joined forces to win federal approval for universal, single-payer healthcare? Could a united West Coast shift the balance of power in America’s healthcare debate?  To find out, we recently […]

Had it with the health insurance racket? Know your options!

           THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Why are some Americans choosing to go off the health insurance grid? For Lani Gonzales, entrepreneur and hypnotherapist, it was the mounting frustration with denials, delays … and ultimately being dropped by her […]

The House Always Wins: Why One Woman Gave Up On U.S. Health Insurance

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What would you do if your health insurer suddenly dropped you—and the care you needed cost thousands out of pocket? That’s what happened to Lani Gonzales, a former attorney from Florida who thought she understood […]

When Doctors Suffer Too: The Hidden Crisis of Moral Injury in U.S. Healthcare

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Most of us know that our profit-driven healthcare system results in moral injury. How is moral harming physicians? And how is it harming patients?  Dr. Diljeet Singh is an integrative gynecologic oncologist and the […]