By Brenda Gazzar
Code Wack Podcast, Feb. 2, 2026
Privatized Medicare now covers more than half of older adults nationwide. But how do Medicare Advantage plans’ lower star ratings, narrow networks, and “paper benefits” hit seniors of color hardest—and why are hospitals dropping these plans, leaving patients scrambling for care?
Our guest is Dr. Belinda McIntosh, an Atlanta-based psychiatrist with more than 20 years of experience, Physicians for a National Health Program board member, and co-author of the PNHP report No Real Choices: How Medicare Advantage Fails Seniors of Color. This is part two of a two-part series.
Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!