Code WACK!
327 episodes — Page 4 of 7
'Mass uncertainty:' America's abortion landscape in the post-Dobbs era
Jun 26, 202315 min
When a healthy pregnancy turns deadly. The story of April Valentine.
Jun 19, 202316 min
Unheard: Pain, denial & the Black birth experience
Jun 12, 202313 min
Sex, stigma & the 'murderous logic' of the healthcare industry
Jun 5, 202315 min
'Silence = Death:' What single-payer advocates can learn from AIDS activists
May 29, 202320 min
The shocking influence of skin color on health care
May 22, 202314 min
The toxic brew of sexism & racism in American medicine
May 15, 202318 min
Making the case for single payer: When you've got yours, why fight for everyone else?
May 8, 202314 min
Labor's brutal tradeoff - health care or pensions?
May 1, 202312 min
How hospitals & insurers drive soaring healthcare costs
Apr 24, 202318 min
'Scot free from scrutiny?' The overlooked role of hospitals in America's healthcare fiasco
Apr 17, 202318 min
Rethinking the path to winning single payer
Apr 10, 202318 min
Why we need more women lawmakers — and how to help them win
Apr 3, 202313 min
Poverty & Policy: A Woman Lawmaker's Perspective
Mar 27, 202315 min
Health care or rent? The Medicare Advantage dilemma
Mar 20, 202316 min
How would hospitals get paid under single payer?
Mar 13, 202318 min
'Social triage': How patient transfers help rich hospitals stay rich
Mar 6, 202317 min
Charity Care? 'If you don't ask, they're not going to tell you'
Feb 27, 20239 min
'How am I going to pay this?' The struggle to afford care in America
Feb 20, 202310 min
Medicare privatization, ACO REACH & the ethics of for-profit health care
Feb 13, 202316 min
Corporate health care? It's NOT what the doctor ordered!
Feb 6, 202316 min
'Becoming Our Authentic Selves:' Obstacles to Gender-Affirming Health Care
Jan 30, 202315 min
Better off dead? The unbearable burden of medical debt
Jan 23, 202315 min
Insured? You're not immune from medical debt
Jan 16, 202318 min
'Legalized manslaughter for profit?' Grieving dad demands change
Jan 9, 202315 min
Gig worker, freelancer, self-employed? The struggle for affordable health care in America
Jan 2, 20239 min
American freelancers' healthcare hustle
Dec 26, 202214 min
How hospital consolidation inflates prices & hurts patients
Dec 19, 202216 min
Marble lobbies & grand pianos: How America's nonprofit hospitals make bank
Dec 12, 202216 min
Is Medicare Advantage too good to be true?
Dec 5, 202212 min
'Treasure & lives' at stake as states fight for guaranteed health care
Nov 28, 202215 min
'Sea change' or 'status quo?' The midterms & U.S. health policy
Nov 21, 202216 min
Medicare Disadvantage and the Medigap Trap
Nov 14, 202217 min
Secret rules, denials & fraud: The dark side of Medicare Advantage
Nov 7, 202216 min
Charged & overcharged: Why some Americans seek health care abroad
Oct 31, 202217 min
How much could you save with single payer? Now, you can do the math!
Oct 24, 202210 min
Medicare drug coverage? 'The system is not designed to help you'
Oct 17, 202216 min
'No Rhyme or Reason:' Prescription Drug Pricing in America
Oct 10, 202217 min
Decommodifying health care and housing
Oct 3, 202212 min
Winning Health Care for Immigrants: The California Precedent
Sep 26, 202215 min
'Out in the Cold:' America's deadly un-insurance problem
Sep 19, 202216 min
Even the rich suffer from America's wack healthcare system
Sep 12, 202216 min
Is The Tide Turning for Medicare for All?
Sep 5, 20229 min
How Big Pharma makes a killing on patients' suffering
Aug 29, 202217 min
The politics of pregnancy: Is parenthood destiny or choice in America?
Aug 22, 202216 min
'Thrown into chaos.' The shifting abortion landscape in post-Dobbs America
Aug 15, 202218 min
When Having Health Insurance Doesn't Help
Aug 8, 20228 min
Punished for being poor? Battling medical debt in America
Aug 1, 202216 min
A perfect storm: racism, chronic Illness & medical debt
Jul 25, 202216 min
'Where the fight begins.' Provider networks & LGBTQ patients
Jul 18, 202214 min