Parhaat Heal California A Project Of The California Onecare Education Fund Podcastit (2024)

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Jacked up premiums & chaos? Why your health care is on the line this November 17:01

6d ago17:01

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This time on Code WACK! What’s at stake in health care with the upcoming federal election? Would Donald Trump really try to repeal the Affordable Care Act - again? Would Kamala Harris continue fighting to rein in the skyrocketing cost of medicine? What will be the fate of Biden-era policies like enhanced tax credits limiting the cost of health insu…

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Patient-centered health care? The fight to change our disempowering system 15:00

13d ago15:00

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This time on Code WACK! The fight for affordable, accessible health care in the U.S. has gone on for decades. Who’s in the fight to win solutions that improve health care for everyone? What policies are they working on? Today we’re featuring the Washington DC-based Families USA, a leading national nonpartisan voice for healthcare consumers. We welc…

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What’s being done to stop pharmaceutical pirates? 13:01

20d ago13:01

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This time on Code WACK! What are lawmakers and the Federal Trade Commission doing about Pharmacy Benefit Managers and their undue influence over drug prices and access? Who is watching out for consumers when the pharmaceutical industry pursues self-serving arrangements? And what’s the impact on independent pharmacies and their patients? To find out…

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How pharmaceutical profiteers are screwing us over 12:01

27d ago12:01

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This time on Code WACK! So you might have heard the term pharmacy benefit managers – or PBMs – in the news. But what are they? How did these middlemen get to be so powerful? How are they causing drug prices to skyrocket? And what’s the Federal Trade Commission doing about it? To find out, we recently interviewed Hannah Garden-Monheit, the FTC’s dir…

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Privatization ‘on steroids?’ What health care could look like under Trump 17:01

1M ago17:01

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This time on Code WACK! As the United States faces an election possibly unlike any other in our history, we wonder about the future of our healthcare system. What changes might we expect under President Trump, or President Harris? What would a new administration mean for single-payer efforts in states like California and Oregon? And what about Medi…

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Your needs vs the 'financial incentives of your insurance plan?' 18:01

1M ago18:01

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This time on Code WACK! What’s been happening on the healthcare front since California Senate Bill 770, which paves the way for a single-payer healthcare system, was passed last year? What’s the process and the timeline? What are the necessary next steps to winning single payer in the Golden State and why is it so important to achieving healthcare …

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Need out-of-state coverage? Get ready to jump through hoops & pay through the nose 16:01

2M ago16:01

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This time on Code WACK! How far did one man have to go to get the health insurance he needed to cover a specialized surgery in another state? Despite jumping through many hoops to even qualify to buy the coverage he needed, why did he still end up paying tens of thousands of dollars in out of pocket costs? How much would you be willing to pay for t…

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One man's fight for freedom and choice in health care 18:01

2M ago18:01

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This time on Code WACK! Imagine having to fight with your HMO insurer about compensating your surgeon who doesn't belong to your provider network, but happens to be a specialist in a particular procedure that you want because it has fewer side effects. Could you afford to cough up a few thousand dollars to pay the surgeon while hassling with your H…

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The corporate 'war chest' that's spending big to control your health care 18:01

2M ago18:01

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This time on Code WACK! Why did California’s latest single payer bill fail and what can we do about it? How can the public learn the truth about how much they could save with unified financing when deep-pocketed corporations keep lobbying legislators against it? What will it take to make Medicare for All a reality once and for all? To find out, we …

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Penny wise, pound foolish? How our long-term care policies fail us 17:01

2M ago17:01

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This time on Code WACK! Why is long term care, including in-home health care, in crisis? How are skyrocketing costs affecting patients? How come two-thirds of people in California who are getting in-home health care get it from family members who are often unpaid? Would universal long term care - or a single-payer system with unified financing - he…

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Should health insurers have the final say about your care? 17:01

3M ago17:01

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This time on Code WACK! How do insurance companies put up barriers to addiction treatments? How does this affect treatment programs and their clients? And how would it be if we had Medicare for All? To find out, we spoke to Arlene Stanich-Prince, executive director of Ohlhoff Recovery Programs in San Francisco, one of the longest standing treatment…

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Is addiction a choice? New perspectives on substance use disorder 17:00

3M ago17:00

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This time on Code WACK! What are some of the most common misconceptions about people who are addicted to substances like opioids? What medicines are revolutionizing the way people are being treated today – and how accessible are they? To find out, we spoke to Arlene Stanich-Prince, executive director of Ohlhoff Recovery Programs in San Francisco, o…

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The ‘silent, slow apocalypse’ of corporate health insurance 18:01

3M ago18:01

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This time on Code WACK! What is the true cost of the American health insurance system? What toll is it taking on both patients and providers? And what do we need instead? To find out, we recently interviewed Dr. Linda Peeno, a physician, ethicist and health insurance industry whistleblower who testified before Congress and who has spent nearly four…

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The deadly calculation of our for-profit healthcare system 18:01

3M ago18:01

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This time on Code WACK! How did a single mom in Kentucky, in the 1970s, become a physician, then a health insurance medical reviewer and eventually a whistleblower? To find out, we recently interviewed Dr. Linda Peeno, a physician and ethicist who has spent nearly four decades working to protect patients from harm and death by corporate healthcare …

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Does silence still equal death? For too many Americans, the answer is yes. 20:01

3M ago20:01

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This time on Code WACK! In honor of PRIDE Month, we’re revisiting a popular episode about the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s. What were the health policy failures that spurred so many Americans to militant activism? How did the LGBTQ+ community win the struggle to get government funding to address the deadly virus? Fortunately today, with a…

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The devastating 'domino effect' of state budget cuts 12:01

4M ago12:01

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This time on Code WACK! At least seven states are grappling with budget shortfalls in 2024. What goes on behind the scenes when a state needs to cut costs? Who stands to lose the most as programs are trimmed or eliminated? Today we're looking at California’s multi-billion dollar budget deficit – and what's being done to protect the state’s most vul…

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'Insidious, unethical,' yet legal: The Denial-of-Care model 18:01

4M ago18:01

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This time on Code WACK! How do Managed Care health insurance plans hurt patients? Why is it legal for commercial health insurers to use Denial-of-Care as a business model? And what is one organization doing to call attention to such issues? To find out, we spoke to Kimberly J. Soenen, founder of “SOME PEOPLE,” a Chicago-based not-for-profit organiz…

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Commercial health insurance: Is denying care the business model? 19:01

4M ago19:01

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This time on Code WACK! What’s the impact of commercial health insurance Denial-of-Care tactics? Who “wins” when new employees have to wait three months before their health insurance kicks in? What devastating physical, financial and emotional consequences did one young woman face after she was seriously injured during such a waiting period? To fin…

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Our healthcare system's hurting us. Why are lawmakers complicit? 16:01

4M ago16:01

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This time on Code WACK! Why do lawmakers continue to ignore the toll our broken healthcare system takes on us? And what can we do, ourselves, to bring about change? What inspired single-payer advocate and mother Rebecca Wood to put much of her activism on hold to “sharpen her swords”? To find out, we interviewed Rebecca, a first-year law student an…

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From rage to gratitude: A mother's harrowing journey to save her daughter (and herself) 15:01

5M ago15:01

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This time on Code WACK! In honor of Mother's Day, we're talking about how our dysfunctional health insurance system affects moms. How far did one mother go to ensure that her daughter – born extremely premature – got the critical care she needed? How did our broken healthcare system push our guest, Rebecca Wood, to delay her own care for the sake o…

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Can single-payer advocates overcome the 'narcissism of small differences'? 18:01

5M ago18:01

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This time on Code WACK! With all its apparent advantages, why hasn’t California passed single payer yet? Is organized labor fully in the Medicare-for-All game? Do managed care providers - like Kaiser Permanente - have outsized influence on healthcare reform in the state? To find out, we spoke to Peter Shapiro, a retired letter carrier and author of…

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'Absolutely ruthless': The brutal privatization of U.S. health care 17:01

5M ago17:01

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This time on Code WACK! How is private equity affecting our healthcare system? What’s being done about it? How does our fragmented healthcare system affect patients, including people who have cancer? And what cues can healthcare reform activists take from California's immigrant community? To find out, we spoke to Peter Shapiro, a retired letter car…

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The single-payer quandary: What would you do with an extra $5,000 a year? 16:01

5M ago16:01

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This time on Code WACK! How would single-payer, Medicare for All affect the experience of getting care? Would it make it easier to find and see a primary care doctor? And just as importantly, how much money could individuals and families save under a state or national single-payer system? To find out, we spoke to Dr. James G. Kahn, an expert in hea…

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Simplicity, savings & equity? The single-payer solution 17:01

6M ago17:01

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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 recent bills, Senate Bill 770, and Assembly Bill 2200, in achieving Medicare for All in California? To find out, we spoke…

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What's at stake in 2024? Your health care 10:01

6M ago10:01

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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 bill would pass? And what would it mean for single payer efforts if Donald Trump is re-elected president this year? T…

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Jacked up premiums & chaos? Why your health care is on the line this November 17:01

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Patient-centered health care? The fight to change our disempowering system 15:00

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What’s being done to stop pharmaceutical pirates? 13:01

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How pharmaceutical profiteers are screwing us over 12:01

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Privatization ‘on steroids?’ What health care could look like under Trump 17:01

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Your needs vs the 'financial incentives of your insurance plan?' 18:01

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Need out-of-state coverage? Get ready to jump through hoops & pay through the nose 16:01

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One man's fight for freedom and choice in health care 18:01

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The corporate 'war chest' that's spending big to control your health care 18:01

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Penny wise, pound foolish? How our long-term care policies fail us 17:01

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Should health insurers have the final say about your care? 17:01

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Is addiction a choice? New perspectives on substance use disorder 17:00

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The ‘silent, slow apocalypse’ of corporate health insurance 18:01

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The deadly calculation of our for-profit healthcare system 18:01

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Does silence still equal death? For too many Americans, the answer is yes. 20:01

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The devastating 'domino effect' of state budget cuts 12:01

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'Insidious, unethical,' yet legal: The Denial-of-Care model 18:01

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Commercial health insurance: Is denying care the business model? 19:01

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Our healthcare system's hurting us. Why are lawmakers complicit? 16:01

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From rage to gratitude: A mother's harrowing journey to save her daughter (and herself) 15:01

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Can single-payer advocates overcome the 'narcissism of small differences'? 18:01

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'Absolutely ruthless': The brutal privatization of U.S. health care 17:01

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The single-payer quandary: What would you do with an extra $5,000 a year? 16:01

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Simplicity, savings & equity? The single-payer solution 17:01

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What's at stake in 2024? Your health care 10:01

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