December 15, 2022
Podcast host Joe Sparks reminds us, for the umpteenth time, that āintroducing more āfree-marketā reforms into the U.S. health care system hasnātāand wonātāsolve
House and Senate Dems want CMS to drop ACO REACH members due to fraud concerns
By Robert King
Fierce Healthcare, December 12, 2022
Nearly two dozen House and Senate Democrats are pressing the Biden administration to remove 10 organizations with documented fraud
Is Medicare Advantage too good to be true?
This article includes audioBy Brenda GazzarCode Wack Podcast, December 5, 2022
Medicareās 2023 enrollment period is ending onĀ December 7Ā andĀ Code WACK!Ā is on the case!Ā What are the
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 89
This article includes audioNovember 15, 2022
Podcast host Joe Sparks imagines an adversary of the United States inflicting as many deaths as the U.S. health care system does on
Dunn County voters turn out to pass health care referendum
By Audrey Korte
La Crosse (Wisc.) Tribune, November 9, 2022
In July, the legislative committee of Dunn County approved a referendum question that is unprecedented in rural
Secret rules, denials & fraud: The dark side of Medicare Advantage
This article includes audioBy Brenda GazzarCode Wack Podcast, November 7, 2022
What are the major differences between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage? How do the
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 88
This article includes audioNovember 1, 2022
Podcast host Joe Sparks describes some of the most pressing and entrenched problems in U.S. health care ... and how single payer would
I’m A Doctor. Here’s Why We Need Universal Healthcare
By Belinda McIntosh, M.D.
Common Dreams, November 1, 2022
On September 19th, Atlanta became one of the latest municipalities to pass a resolution endorsing national universal health
Medicare Advantage? Medicare Disadvantage would be a better name.
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.
The Charlotte Observer, October 25, 2022
Along with leaves changing color and the omnipresence of pumpkin spice comes the avalanche of ads,
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 87
This article includes audioOctober 15, 2022
Podcast host Joe Sparks points out the fundamental flaws of Medicare Advantage, a program that allows commercial health insurance to administer Medicare benefits.
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āThe Cash Monster Was Insatiableā: How Insurers Exploited Medicare for Billions
By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz
The New York Times, October 8, 2022
The health system Kaiser Permanente called doctors in during lunch and after work and
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 86
This article includes audioOctober 1, 2022
Podcast host Joe Sparks vents about the frustrating alphabet soup of Medicare plans that seniors must choose from during open enrollment.
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