Podcasts

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Why have healthcare giants like United Health and Cigna been purging some of their commercial accounts and pivoting to government-funded programs like Medicare Advantage and Medicaid? How is this affecting patients? And what is […]

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   How do some Australians, who have single-payer health care they call Medicare, view the American healthcare system? What do they think about the many people in America who need to have a job to get […]

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   How does Australia’s healthcare system work and why is it considered one of the best in the world? What are some of the ways the Australian healthcare system, which they call Medicare, and private […]

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What is “data justice” and how does it inform (and strengthen) health policies for invisibilized communities? What policy solutions are needed to reduce health disparities among people, especially marginalized Latinx and indigenous communities? What […]

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Public health advocacy requires considerable insight into the major issues that affect communities. How best to gain this insight? What role does direct personal experience play?  Today Seciah Aquino, DrPH, MS shares how her lived […]

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Rebate aggregators? Group purchasing? Vertical integration? How exactly do Pharmacy Benefit Managers, or PBMs, operate to maximize profit? And how are everyday Americans suffering from these practices? To find out, we spoke to Dr. […]

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   We’re taking another look at Pharmacy Benefit Managers or PBMs. Why were PBMs started and how did they morph to become one of the most powerful entities in health care? Why have they caught […]

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What’s at stake in health care with the upcoming federal election? Would Donald Trump really try to repeal the Affordable Care Act – again? Would Kamala Harris continue fighting to rein in the skyrocketing […]

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   The fight for affordable, accessible health care in the U.S. has gone on for decades. Who’s in the fight to win solutions that improve health care for everyone? What policies are they working on?  Today […]