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We’re calling Code WACK!
on America’s broken healthcare system.

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A second look at the Indian Health Service: A broken promise?

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   In the wake of the recent presidential election, we’re revisiting one of our favorite podcast episodes from 2023 about the hurdles America’s Indigenous peoples face in accessing health care.  What’s being done to help elder […]

Will Project 2025 sink traditional Medicare?

                  THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!     What could another Trump presidency mean for the rise in Medicare private plans and what would that mean for patient care and financial waste in our healthcare system and […]

The tricks and traps of Medicare ‘Disadvantage’ plans

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!     Why are seniors between a rock and a hard place when choosing between various Medicare options? How do private Medicare plans, known as Medicare Advantage, limit patients’ options and why are they considered riskier […]

Forsaken? The problem with for-profit health care

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What questionable justifications did a major insurance company give to repeatedly deny coverage to treat a baby’s brain tumor? What would have been the financial impact on the family if they had to pay […]

Coverage denied: A doctor’s fight to save her own baby

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Imagine learning that your baby girl has a brain tumor that’s causing seizures and disrupting her development, and your health insurance company is denying coverage for treatment her pediatric oncologist says she needs to survive […]

Does Trump mean the end of Medicare for All?

            THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What can be done to protect health care for the most vulnerable in the aftermath of Trump’s victory?What does another Trump administration mean for single-payer both nationally and in the states? How do […]

Is Aussie health care really better?

        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 […]