
About this podcast
An Arm and a Leg is a podcast about why health care costs so freaking much and what we can (maybe) do about it. If you’ve ever been surprised by a medical bill, you’re in good company. But as our team of seasoned journalists has learned from years of reporting — you’re not always helpless. We don’t have all the answers, but we’ll offer you tools and big picture insights with plenty of humor and heart. An Arm and a Leg is co-produced with KFF Health News and distributed in partnership with…
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An Arm and a Leg
About this podcast
An Arm and a Leg is a podcast about why health care costs so freaking much and what we can (maybe) do about it. If you’ve ever been surprised by a medical bill, you’re in good company. But as our team of seasoned journalists has learned from years of reporting — you’re not always helpless. We don’t have all the answers, but we’ll offer you tools and big picture insights with plenty of humor and heart. An Arm and a Leg is co-produced with KFF Health News and distributed in partnership with…
Recent episodes
- A Texas doctor’s love letter to ‘the People’s Hospital’ (from 2023)13 Aug · 28 min
- Julie Rovner is worried: Checking in with a veteran DC reporter.23 Jul · 30 min
- How to Fight a Health Insurance Denial With a Little-Known Tool (from ProPublica’s "Paper Trail")2 Jul · 42 min
- The Prescription Drug Playbook (Full Version)11 Jun · 44 min
- The Chatbot Will See You Now: Big Tech In Therapy (from Organized Money)21 May · 56 min
- The Supreme Court case that could slow generic drugs27 Apr · 18 min
- Why drugs cost so much, 101: Medicine monopolies9 Apr · 34 min
- ‘Not workable’: How two Americans picked a plan this year — or didn’t19 Mar · 26 min
- The EpiPen and Food Allergies (from Drug Story)26 Feb · 59 min
- NYT’s Ron Lieber: ‘These people are not going to win.'5 Feb · 29 min