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THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! How does running a hospital like a business run counter to providing reliable and affordable healthcare? How would having Medicare for All change the way hospitals are financed and what would it mean for […]
THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! What’s the story behind the EMTALA patient protection law of 1986, which requires hospitals to stabilize or treat patients who are in a health emergency regardless of their insurance status or ability to […]
THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! What if you don’t have health insurance but need medical care to save your life? If you’re drowning in bills from the hospital, what can you do? To find out, we spoke to Venus […]
THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! How do people get into medical debt in the first place? Sometimes it can happen when a business reorganization turns employees with benefits into contractors with no benefits. Or maybe you live in […]
THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! What’s the latest threat to original Medicare? What could happen if we link health outcomes to physician compensation? How is it that a whole new program affecting millions of Americans on original Medicare can […]
THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! What say should doctors have in reforming America’s healthcare system? Are their decades-long efforts to stop the commercialization of medicine having an impact? How can health professionals, and students in the health sciences, get […]
IN THIS EPISODE This time on Code WACK! At least 20 legislative bills targeting transgender medical care were pre-filed in at least nine states for 2023, according to The Hill. And last year, more than two dozen states […]
IN THIS EPISODE This time on Code WACK! What would you do if you were faced with thousands of dollars of medical debt? Would you file for bankruptcy or let the debt go to collections? What help is […]
IN THIS EPISODE Can you count on your health insurance when you need it? What if you and your spouse are “double-covered?” What are your options when medical debt is dragging you down? And if you can’t pay, what […]