Tag: Medicare for all

Sláintecare: Could Ireland’s Universal Healthcare Model Work in the U.S.?

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   How is Ireland’s plan for single-tier, universal health care, known as Sláintecare, funded? Is it sustainable long term? What improvements has the nation’s healthcare system seen so far – and what can America learn […]

How Ireland is Fixing Its Healthcare System – And What the U.S. Can Learn

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we’re featuring Ireland’s healthcare reform agenda known as Sláintecare. What healthcare challenges have plagued the country – and how will Sláintecare help? To find out, we interviewed Dr. […]

The lasting impact of racism in medicine

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   How did desegregation impact Black patients in America? What hasn’t changed? What does racism in medicine look like today? And what should we do when we see it?  To break it down, we spoke to […]

Segregation in health care: America’s racist – and deadly – legacy

      THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What did segregation look like in hospitals and medical facilities in America, and did it only extend to the South? What finally brought an end to the deadly practice that cost countless Black and Brown lives?  […]

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 […]

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 […]

Can veterans really get better care outside the VA?

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!     How is the Department of Veterans Affairs becoming increasingly privatized and what could this mean for those who have served and sacrificed for our country? Is corporate health insurance better than the VA […]

The sordid financialization of America’s healthcare system

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Why have U.S. administrations from both sides of the aisle chosen to privatize Medicare and how has that complicated health care for patients? How do mega insurance companies benefit as a result? How much […]