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This week from CodeWACK! The Deadly Design of U.S. Health Care

Nurse Talk by Nurse Talk

Feb 23, 202600:17:48Comedy

This time on Code WACK! Why do Americans live about four years less, on average, than people in similar European countries, despite spending far more on health care? And why are so many dying from illnesses we already kn...

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This week from CodeWACK! The Deadly Design of U.S. Health Care is an episode from Nurse Talk by Nurse Talk. This time on Code WACK! Why do Americans live about four years less, on average, than people in similar European countries, despite...

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This time on Code WACK! Why do Americans live about four years less, on average, than people in similar European countries, despite spending far more on health care? And why are so many dying from illnesses we already know how to prevent or treat? To help us unpack this, we spoke with Dr. Adam Gaffney — a pulmonary and critical care physician, public health researcher, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He’s a former president of Physicians for a National Health Program, and his research and advocacy focus on health care financing and national reform. He’s also the author of To Heal Humankind: The Right to Health in History. This is part one of a two-part series. Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more! Keep Code WACK! on the air with a tax-deductible donation at heal-ca.org/donate.

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Published Feb 23, 2026 and 00:17:48 long