“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 […]
“BAKER CITY, Ore. — In what has become a routine event in rural America, a hospital maternity ward closed in 2023 in this small Oregon town about an hour from the Idaho border.” For Many Rural Women, Finding Maternity Care Outweighs Concerns […]
New Code WACK! episode “…to have a comprehensive health plan like that, that covers medical,vision and dental across the nation … and include Native Americans and Alaska Natives,I think it would be a wonderful, wonderful thing to see….”– Elder Billie Tohei, Executive Director, […]
New Code WACK! episode What could another Trump presidency mean for the privatization of Medicare?—Dr. Diljeet K. Singh, Physicians for a National Health Program Will Project 2025Sink Medicare? Featuring Diljeet K. Singh, MD […]
“…eruptions of public rage have shadowed the American health care system for decades.” Rage Has Long Shadowed American Health Care. It’s Rarely Produced Big Change. Among the biggest-grossing films in America in February 2002 were a war drama about American troops […]