Tag: Michael Lighty

When Doctors Suffer Too: The Hidden Crisis of Moral Injury in U.S. Healthcare

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Most of us know that our profit-driven healthcare system results in moral injury. How is moral harming physicians? And how is it harming patients?  Dr. Diljeet Singh is an integrative gynecologic oncologist and the […]

Betrayal, Burnout & Moral Injury: Doctors and the Financialization of Medicine

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What happens when doctors feel forced to act against their own moral compass? When financial barriers—not clinical judgment—determine the care a patient receives? We’re talking about moral injury in medicine—how it’s affecting physicians, harming patients, […]

Can California beat the odds and ditch for-profit healthcare?

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   As Trump Administration attacks on public health care ramp up, what’s California doing to fight back? Can the state break free from a system that puts profits over patients — and build a truly universal, […]

Medicaid on the chopping block: What’s at stake?

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   As millions of Americans face losing their health coverage, what can single-payer advocates do right now to protect our care and push for something better? What’s truly at stake for our country—and especially for its […]