Code Wack - Independence? Unless We Get Health Care, It’s a Sham.

This week on Code WACK!, we’re revisiting a powerful conversation with Ian Lewis, labor leader and health policy expert, about what true freedom looks like in America—especially when the average family pays over $31,000 a year for health care in 2025. 💥 Could Medicare for All actually unleash entrepreneurship, lower costs, and expand access for all? 💼 What would it mean for small business owners—and the workers stuck in jobs just to keep their insurance? 🧾 And what would a just transition look like for those working in the health insurance industry? Ian, now with UNITE HERE Local 2, pulls no punches as he lays out the moral and economic case for single-payer reform—sharing real stories from frontline workers and a hopeful roadmap for what's possible. 📌 In this episode: Why health costs trap workers and entrepreneurs How single-payer could revive the American Dream The truth about job losses—and gains—in a reformed system A gut-wrenching story of one worker forced to fly to El Salvador for affordable care What gives Ian hope—and why he believes reform is within reach 🛑 Because without healthcare, our independence is just an illusion.