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February 17, 2025

By Brenda Gazzar

Could Trump’s GOP Budget Cuts Kill Medicaid? Breaking Down the $2.3 Trillion Threat

THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! What’s at stake for Medicaid—the lifeline for millions of low-income Americans—under President Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress determined to slash spending? How would cutting Medicaid affect the more than 72 million people who […]

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February 3, 2025

By Brenda Gazzar

Murder, Money & Medicine: The United Healthcare CEO Tragedy and America’s Insurance Crisis

THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! This time on Code WACK! The strong reactions to the tragic murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson by alleged killer Luigi Mangione are bringing renewed attention to the abuses of for-profit health […]

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