New Code WACK! episode
“We’ve largely turned our healthcare system over to profit-seeking, profit-making entities.” – Wendell Potter
The Sordid Financialization
of America’s Healthcare System
Featuring Wendell Potter,
whistleblower, author, founder
Center for Health and Democracy
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Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
Snippets of news & commentary with a special focus on
health policy, Medicare for All & California
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“Insurance companies often pay super low rates to mental health providers in their networks, so many therapists simply opt out of partnering with insurance plans.”
Does My Health Insurance Cover Therapy?
Vox | Keren Landman, MD | January 6, 2025
“Doctors swore an oath to put the patient first. Private equity doesn’t do that.”
Concerns Continue Over Private Equity’s Reach Into Healthcare
MSN | Shannon Firth | January 3, 2025
“I’m writing on behalf of my patient to document the medical necessity of being on a ventilator in the intensive care unit…”
United Healthcare Denies Claim of Woman in Coma
David Pakman Show | January 2, 2025
“…preliminary studies suggest that integrating cultural practices … can lead to higher patient engagement and more positive recovery outcomes.”
‘The Medicine My Ancestors Prayed For’: Medi-Cal Now Covers Native Healing Practices
KQED | Lesley McClurg | January 2, 2025
“The health insurance industry doesn’t have a communications problem, it has a profiteering problem….”
Americans Are Angry About Their Health Insurance — With Good Reason
Common Dreams | Claudia Fegan | January 1, 2025
“We know a lot of our patients without insurance … are not getting their preventative care, their immunizations. They’re falling behind on things like developmental screenings. … And it really does change their developmental trajectory longer term.”
‘It Doesn’t Make Sense’: Why Millions of Children Have Lost Their Health Insurance
NBC News | Jesse Kirsch, Jason Kane, Michelle Cho | December 31, 2024
“We are the wealthiest nation on Earth. There is no rational reason as to why we are not the healthiest nation on Earth.”
This Is Some of What We Must Do to Reform Our Dysfunctional Healthcare System
The Guardian | Bernie Sanders | December 31, 2024
“Mental health care can be particularly prone to these progress-based denials.”
Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.
ProPublica | Maya Miller, Duaa Eldeib | December 31, 2024
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