An Arm and a Leg

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 rep

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"We just kept right on pushing"

Posted September 16, 202100:25:41

Manny Lanza died because he didn't have insurance. His parents fought back, with help from New York’s favorite tabloid. After years of work by advocates...

The wild backstory of a tiny but crucial Obamacare provision (ft. David Axelrod)

Posted September 2, 202100:26:02

How one Republican senator made sure the ACA required non-profit hospitals to act more like charities—and less like loan sharks—before voting against...

A legendary lawyer sued hospitals for price-gouging their patients. And got his butt handed to him.

Posted August 19, 202100:23:17

The lawyer was Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, the lawyer who beat Big Tobacco in the 1990s. Later, he launched a series of ill-fated national lawsuits...

We’re back! Starting Aug 19. And we’ve got some doozies for you.

Posted August 5, 202100:02:36

We’ve been on a hiatus for a minute, and we are SO excited about what we’re coming back with.These are stories we’ve been collecting for months—some...

Badass volunteers help Jared level up, in the fight to crush medical debt

Posted July 15, 202100:10:49

An update on Jared Walker, whose viral TikTok described a little-known (and effective) method to “crush” many hospital bills, and offered to help...