Tag: US Healthcare System

The Truth About Canada’s Healthcare Wait Times

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Today, we’re taking an inside look at Canada’s public health insurance system, known as Medicare. What are the biggest misconceptions Americans have about it?  What works, what doesn’t, and why? And what happens when a public […]

Too Poor for Insurance, Too Sick to Wait: America’s Healthcare Trap

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! As of spring 2026, enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies have not been extended. Without congressional action, millions of Americans could face significantly higher premiums—or lose coverage altogether. Around 22 million people receive ACA premium subsidies, […]

UnitedHealth’s Dangerous Takeover of U.S. Health Care

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   As of spring 2026, enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies have not been extended. Without congressional action, millions of Americans could face significantly higher premiums, or lose coverage altogether. Around 22 million people receive […]

Billionaires vs. Our Benefits: Who Really Wins With Social Security Cuts?

          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 […]

How Many Must Die? America’s Health Crisis

        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. […]