Nurse Talk

Dec 09 2024 500 ep. 11 mins 737

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New from Code WACK, Forsaken? The problem with for-profit health care.

Dec 09 2024 15 mins

This time on Code WACK! What questionable justifications did a major insurance company give to repeatedly deny coverage to treat a baby’s brain tumor? What would have been the financial impact on the family if they had to pay for their baby's treatment out-of-pocket? What specific health policies could we implement to avoid situations like this? To find out, we spoke to Dr. E

New from Code WACK, Coverage denied: A doctor's fight to save her own baby

Dec 02 2024 18 mins

Imagine learning that your baby girl has a brain tumor that’s causing seizures and disrupting her development, and your health insurance company is denying coverage for treatment her pediatric oncologist says she needs to survive and thrive? What would you do? Where did one mother turn when repeated health insurance denials delayed time-sensitive treatment to shrink her baby’s

New from Code WACK,Does Trump mean the end of Medicare for All?

Nov 26 2024 12 mins

This time on Code WACK! What can be done to protect health care for the most vulnerable in the aftermath of Trump's victory? What does another Trump administration mean for single payer both nationally and in the states? How do many union leaders feel about single payer, and why? If we had Medicare for All, what other benefits could unions bargain for? To find out, we recently i

New from Code WACK,Taking stock: Health care in the wake of the 2024 elections.

Nov 19 2024 14 mins

This time on Code WACK! What could a Trump White House mean for your health care and your family’s? What might it mean for public health at a time when the nation is still reeling from the devastating COVID-19 pandemic? And which populations stand to lose the most? To find out, we spoke to Ada Briceño, chair of Orange County Democrats and co-chair of Unite Here Local 11, whi

From Code WACK, Act of Congress? The essential fight against profiteering.

Nov 11 2024 15 mins

This time on Code WACK! Why have healthcare giants like United Health and Cigna have been purging some of their commercial accounts and pivoting to government-funded programs like Medicare Advantage and Medicaid? How is this affecting patients? And what is the government doing about it? To find out, we spoke with Wendell Potter, a former health insurance industry executive turn

New from Code WACK, Is Aussie health care really better?

Nov 07 2024 15 mins

This time on Code WACK! How do some Australians, who have single-payer health care they call Medicare, view the American healthcare system? What do they think about the many people in America who need to have a job to get health insurance? Who set their wedding day with their health insurance in mind? Or who have health insurance but go bankrupt anyway, because it doesn't cover a

New from Code WACK,Health care in the Land Down Under

Oct 29 2024 15 mins

This time on Code WACK! How does Australia's healthcare system work and why is it considered one of the best in the world? What are some of the ways the Australian healthcare system, which they call Medicare, and private health insurance differ from ours? An Australian citizen, Anna is founder and CEO of The Circular Water Company in Sydney. Through frequent visits to family in

New from Code WACK,Countering systemic erasure? Data justice for marginalized communities

Oct 22 2024 16 mins

This time on Code WACK! What is “data justice” and how does it inform and refine health policies for invisibilized communities? What policy solutions are needed to reduce health disparities among people, especially marginalized Latinx and indigenous communities? What role does the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California play in advancing the health of vulnerable communities

New from Code WACK,Public health advocacy: Leveraging the immigrant experience.

Oct 14 2024 13 mins

This time on Code WACK! Public health advocacy requires considerable insight into the major issues that affect communities. How best to gain this insight? What role does direct personal experience play? Today Seciah Aquino, DrPH, MS shares how her lived experience as an immigrant has informed her work as Executive Director of a leading health equity advocacy organization, the Lat

New from Code WACK,'Incestuous exploitation?' PBMs & corporate healthcare consolidation

Oct 07 2024 16 mins

This time on Code WACK! Rebate aggregators? Group purchasing? Vertical integration? How exactly do Pharmacy Benefit Managers, or PBMs, operate to maximize profit? And how are everyday Americans suffering from these practices? To find out, we spoke to Dr. Ed Weisbart, national board secretary of Physicians for a National Health Program, a single-payer advocacy coalition that boasts