Tag: Physicians for a National Health Program

When Your Health Insurance Says ‘No’ to Your Doctor’s Orders

      THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   For many Americans, getting the right medical care isn’t just about what their doctors recommend; it’s also about what their insurance company is willing to cover. So what happens when those two don’t agree? And why can […]

When Insurance Cuts Eating Disorder Care Too Soon

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   In the United States, as many as 30 million people are affected by eating disorders, including many children and adolescents, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that affect both […]

We’ve accepted this healthcare system as normal. Should we?

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Is it really normal that the health insurance we pay for often doesn’t fully protect us? It may be ‘normal’ but is it right? Millions of Americans face soaring healthcare costs, coverage denials, medical […]

Breaking Free From America’s Medical-Industrial Complex

            THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! America’s healthcare system doesn’t only hurt us in big ways – like forcing us to choose between getting expensive medical treatments or living sick. Or having to choose the ‘least worst,’ but always very […]

Insured But Still Can’t Afford Care? The Underinsured Crisis

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Millions of Americans have health insurance, but still can’t afford to use it. So what happens when high deductibles and corporate profit pressures shape the care patients receive? To break it down, we spoke with […]

The Deadly Design of U.S. Health Care

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Why do Americans live about four years less, on average, than people in similar European countries, despite spending far more on health care? And why are so many dying from illnesses we already know how […]

Medicare Advantage Is Breaking America’s Promise to Seniors

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Privatized Medicare now covers more than half of older adults nationwide. But how do Medicare Advantage plans’ lower star ratings, narrow networks, and “paper benefits” hit seniors of color hardest-and why are hospitals dropping these […]

‘No real choice.’ How Medicare Advantage fails seniors

      THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   How does Medicare Advantage – also known as privatized Medicare – fail seniors … especially seniors of color?  Why do many seniors find they actually have no other choice than an Advantage plan? What’s the consequence […]