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 […]
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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. […]
THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! What would cutting off or limiting Social Security benefits – or privatizing Social Security – mean for the roughly 68 million retirees who rely on such benefits? And what could that mean for those […]
THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! Why are some 200,000 Americans dying each year due to issues with their health insurance and access to care? Would a single-payer healthcare system put a stop to this? To find out, we interviewed Dr. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Since 2013, the numbers of Americans supporting or opposing universal healthcare have gradually flipped themselves, and now polls over that time consistently show that a majority want universal healthcare. When will leaders listen? This most recent was a March Kaiser Family Foundation poll that asked […]
If Americans follow the healthcare facts, they will eventually be led to the certainty that universal healthcare is the best way to rein in costs, prevent medical financial ruin and boost our health. Dr. Danielle Martin is one of those who remind us. She is […]