Code WACK!
Code WACK! shines a light on our callous healthcare system and what we can do about it. It reveals the healthcare hassles that - far from being just annoying - threaten our peace of mind, our financial security and at times, our very lives. Join us each week as we chat about the challenges that patients and healthcare providers face, amplifying their voices and examining a range of possible solutions, including Medicare for All. Powered by HEAL California, a project of the California OneCare Education Fund, Code WACK! informs the vital discussion of healthcare reform.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 292
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
A Banker in the Exam Room? The Growing Resistance to Medicare Privatization
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What does it mean to “privatize” Medicare? What’s ACO-Reach? Why does it matter? Who’s for it, who’s against it, and why? Join host Brenda Gazzar and Ed Weisb…
Healing Healthcare Trauma: Tools for Nurses and People Who Care
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How do common American hospital practices traumatize patients and their nurses? What experiences erode trust between the sick and their healers? Join h…
Rise Up: 'They get rich while we fade away’
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For most of us, the horror of getting a cancer diagnosis is only the beginning of a protracted, exhausting and stressful struggle to get the coverage a…
When Lawmakers Fail to Act: Taking Single Payer to the People
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What can advocates do when lawmakers shirk their responsibility to fix a healthcare system that hurts so many? Are campaign contributions from the …
On The Front Lines of Washington's Single-Payer Fight
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Whole Washington, a grassroots coalition in the Evergreen State, is committed to winning health care, "created by The People, for Everyone!" The Wh…
The American Healthcare Surprise
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HMOs may seem like a good deal, but what if you need a medical specialist? Will the doctor you need be in your network? And what about those crazy b…
Beyond Pink Ribbons: One man's fight with breast cancer in America
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How do our healthcare and health insurance systems respond to patients with rare diseases? What about diseases that are stereotypically considered a…
Single-Payer Setback, Defeat or Fail? AB 1400's Day in the Sun
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What should single-payer supporters around the country think about the defeat of California's AB 1400? Did the state just lose its bid for healthcare eq…
‘Throwing Good Money After Bad?’ Why Biden’s Healthcare Strategy Isn’t Enough
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Does the type of insurance you have make a difference in your care? If the goal is equity, can America's multi-payer system ever d…
'Bought & Bossed?' Why Lawmakers Keep Dropping the Ball on Single Payer
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Does the path to winning single payer in the U.S. lie in the states, or in Congress? Would states that rejected the Medicaid expansion accept federal Medicare…
Is it “go time” for California single payer?
Is California set to lead the nation with single payer? Tune in for expert analysis of the latest legislative developments on Assembly Bill 1400, the California Guaranteed Health Care Act! Join host …
Pandemic: Preparing for a New Normal (2022 Update)
In celebration of our first 100 podcasts and in light of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, we are re-visiting a podcast that is just as relevant today as it was last year:
What human behaviors lead to…
Cruel and Stupid? Take Two. How our Healthcare System Affects Doctors and Patients
In celebration of our first 100 Code WACK! episodes, we’re revisiting one of our very first - and most disturbing - podcasts. It’s about how our ‘wack’ healthcare system, with its confusing mess of v…
Stress, Anxiety & the Agonizing Toll of America's Callous Healthcare System
Ever think about your personal vulnerability in the face of a health challenge? A car accident, the flu, or a cancer diagnosis can have severe consequences, including emotional and economic chaos. Wh…
A devastating loss, then corporate callousness. An American healthcare story.
Listen as guest Kayla Westergard-Dobson describes the health insurance nightmare she and her husband are still grappling with after the tragic death of their premature son, Arthur. It all started th…
How We Heal: Strategies for Tackling Community Trauma
Join Dr. Howard Pinderhughes and host Brenda Gazzar as they discuss innovative programs that are helping to heal community trauma. Is community healing simply psychological and emotional, or is it mo…
The tragic effects of structural violence & community trauma
Join Howard Pinderhughes, Ph.D. professor and department chair, Social & Behavioral Sciences Dept, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco and host Brenda Gazzar as they discuss tra…
Is 'Now' Our Moment for Healthcare Justice?
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Is 'Now' Our Moment for Healthcare Justice?
Assemblyman Ash Kalra represents California's 27th District which encompasses about half of the city of San Jose in the Silicon Valley. The …
California Medicare for All? Assemblyman Ash Kalra is all in!
Check out Code WACK!’s latest illuminating podcast, the first of two featuring Assemblyman Ash Kalra discussing his healthcare legislation AB 1400, California Health Care for All
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The Power of Labor in California’s Battle for Single Payer
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The Power of Labor in California’s Battle for Single Payer
Check out Code WACK!’s latest insightful podcast, the second of two featuring Cindy Young, labor advocate and expert in healt…