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 […]
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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 […]
THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! In the wake of the recent presidential election, we’re revisiting one of our favorite podcast episodes from 2023 about the hurdles America’s Indigenous peoples face in accessing health care. What’s being done to help elder […]
THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! What could another Trump presidency mean for the rise in Medicare private plans and what would that mean for patient care and financial waste in our healthcare system and […]
Get the facts about the projected cost of California Medicare for All from our featured expert, James G. Kahn, MD/MPH, Professor Emeritus of Health Policy, Epidemiology, and Global Health at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
With Congress set to debate “Medicare-for-all,” Tarbell examines efforts by health insurers to take over past health care reforms. By Michael Corcoran, Tarbell In January, dozens of new Democrats will enter the U.S. House of Representatives with their party in control. While their leadership has resisted […]
Newsom’s backing for government-run, universal coverage has often been similarly bold, but other times it has been more muted, prompting conservatives to call him too liberal and liberals to label him too skittish. That dichotomy is likely a reflection of the political challenges he will […]
That gives politicians and voters a few years to decide what they mean and what they want when they say they support Medicare-for-all or single-payer health care. For now, it’s hard to read too much into promises. Elisabeth Rosenthal and Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News […]