Tag: how to get universal healthcare in the U.S.

Stealing our children’s potential: The failure of lead poisoning policy

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   We talk a lot about how our healthcare system fails us when we get sick, but what about when regulators fail to PREVENT ILLNESS?  Case in point: lead poisoning. It’s not just a danger […]

From Healthy Infant to Lead Poisoned? One Family’s Harrowing Journey

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Imagine discovering that your infant child—your nine-month-old baby—has lead poisoning – a toxin banned from paint and phased out of gasoline decades ago. So why do thousands of children each year have dangerously high levels […]

Labor Day: How Trump’s Policies Threaten Workers’ Rights, Safety & Retirement

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What happens when millions are stripped of Medicaid coverage? Who shoulders the costs when hospitals are forced to care for more uninsured patients? And how will unions and the workers they represent bear the […]

The One Big Beautiful Bill? It’s a Bitch!

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What happens when millions are stripped of Medicaid coverage? Who shoulders the costs when hospitals are forced to care for more uninsured patients? And how will unions and the workers they represent bear the […]

Can a united West Coast win single-payer?

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What if California, Oregon, and Washington joined forces to win federal approval for universal, single-payer healthcare? Could a united West Coast shift the balance of power in America’s healthcare debate?  To find out, we recently […]