THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What the heck is going on with Medicare for All in California? Can single-payer advocates overcome their differences and finally win health care for all in the Golden State? What’s the significance of two […]

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Will California’s new single payer bill, CalCare, be a tough sell for the state’s legislature, even if most of the state’s residents want Medicare for All?  What political hurdles must be cleared before such a […]

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Once again, a new single-payer bill, AB 2200 or CalCare, sponsored by the California Nurses Association, has been introduced in the California state legislature. How will it help save lives? Will it break the […]

  New Code WACK! episode Find us on Apple podcasts, our website or your favorite podcast platform.         Simplicity, Savings & Equity?The Single-Payer Solution   Featuring James G. Kahn, MD, MPH         Breaking News in Healthcare Reform   Snippets […]

  “Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, according to a survey released Friday that details how tens of millions of Americans struggled to retain coverage in the government insurance program for low-income people after […]

  “Until last week, the system that is used to enroll people in federal Affordable Care Act insurance plans inadvertently allowed access by insurance brokers to consumers’ full Social Security numbers, information brokers don’t need.”     After Public Push, CMS Curbs Health Insurance Agents’ […]