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.

Medicaid on the chopping block: What’s at stake? 06/30/2025

Death by a thousand cuts: Trump's attacks on our health care 06/23/2025

Weaponizing health care: The Trump rule targeting young immigrants 06/16/2025

How Big Insurance Rigs the Rules - and What We Can Do About It 06/09/2025

We can save billions on health care — why won’t Congress do it? 06/02/2025

Profits over patients - America's sickening healthcare system 05/27/2025

Sex Ed, Medicaid, & Abortion Access: A trio of policies worth fighting for 05/19/2025

Criminalizing Choice: The Deadly Cost of Denying Abortion 05/12/2025

Taking It to the Streets: National Rally Against Greed in Health Care 05/05/2025

National Day of Action: Single payer & the power of righteous fury 04/28/2025

How states 'trap' abortion clinics to shut them down 04/21/2025

Roe to Resistance: Keeping Abortion Legal in the Heartland 04/14/2025

How to Fight RFK Jr.'s Ambiguous Vaccine Agenda: Insights from Dr. Abdul El-Sayed 04/07/2025

RFK Jr.s' dangerous new power over America's public health 03/31/2025

Sláintecare: Could Ireland’s Universal Healthcare Model Work in the U.S.? 03/24/2025

How Ireland is Fixing Its Healthcare System – And What the U.S. Can Learn 03/17/2025

The lasting impact of racism in medicine 03/10/2025

Segregation in health care: America's racist - and deadly - legacy 03/03/2025

Billionaires vs. Our Benefits: Who Really Wins With Social Security Cuts? 02/24/2025

Could Trump’s GOP Budget Cuts Kill Medicaid? Breaking Down the $2.3 Trillion Threat 02/17/2025

How Many Must Die? America’s Health Crisis 02/10/2025

Murder, Money & Medicine: The United Healthcare CEO Tragedy and America’s Insurance Crisis 02/03/2025

Health Equity Now: Tackling Racism in Medicine with Dr. Uché Blackstock 01/27/2025

MLK Day Special: Dismantling Racism in Medicine 01/20/2025

Can veterans really get better care outside the VA? 01/13/2025

The sordid financialization of America's healthcare system 01/06/2025

A second look at the Indian Health Service: A broken promise? 12/30/2024

Will Project 2025 sink traditional Medicare? 12/23/2024

The tricks and traps of Medicare ‘Disadvantage’ plans 12/16/2024

Forsaken? The problem with for-profit health care 12/09/2024