Tag: Healthcare Equity

March 16, 2026

By Brenda Gazzar

The Hidden Cost of Private Equity Hospital Buyouts

THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! We’re taking a closer look at what happens when private equity buys hospitals. Our guest is Dr. Renee Hsia (pronounced “Shaw”). An emergency physician at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Dr. Hsia explains how […]

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March 9, 2026

By Brenda Gazzar

Is private equity in health care killing us?

THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! What happens to staff and patients when private investors buy hospitals to make them more profitable? And why should this concern us all? To break it down, we spoke to Dr. Renee Hsia ( […]

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September 29, 2025

By Brenda Gazzar

The brutal dismantling of America’s healthcare safety net

THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! As a consequence of Trump’s drastic cuts to Medicaid and other health programs, experts estimate that between nearly 8 million and 10 million more Americans will be uninsured by 2034. These include the most […]

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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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January 27, 2025

By Brenda Gazzar

Health Equity Now: Tackling Racism in Medicine with Dr. Uché Blackstock

THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! This time on Code WACK! For the second episode in our two-part series on racism in medicine, in honor of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr, we’re asking the question: What is racially concordant […]

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