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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If I get COVID-19, what good will my insurance do me?

Posted April 15, 2020 • 00:32:04

Lots of people have insurance plans that only cover them with certain places —providers, certain hospitals. But: in a COVID pandemic surge, who knows...

Makers unite: Speeding PPE to a COVID hospital

Posted April 6, 2020 • 00:20:55

We kick off SEASON-19, about the cost of COVID, with a dose of hope — a story about an unlikely chain of people coming together to speed PPE to a...

Whoa. Welcome to SEASON-19

Posted March 30, 2020 • 00:01:42

We were not expecting to bring the next season out for another couple months, but... STUFF has been happening. Is happening. We're here with you. Bring...

Reporter's Notebook: What we've learned so far, and what's ahead.

Posted February 14, 2020 • 00:33:45

This bonus episode turns the tables: Ace reporter Sally Herships interviews Arm and a Leg host Dan Weissmann, about what he's learned so far, and what's...

Watch Your Back: Outwitting the Back-Pain Industry

Posted January 2, 2020 • 00:28:59

Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, an investigative reporter with a bad back, spent years researching the $100-billion back-pain industry. She found that the most...