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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A 21st-century Christmas Carol: How one Scrooge became a health-care whistleblower

Posted December 29, 202000:21:58

Former health-care executive Wendell Potter spent part of 2020 publishing high-profile apologies for the lies he says he told the American people in...

From our reporter's notebook: What we learned in 2020, and what's ahead, with T.K. Dutes

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This episode turns the tables: Host Dan Weissmann gets interviewed about what he's learned this year, and what's ahead for the show— with T.K. Dutes,...

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Posted December 11, 202000:19:13

Keeping the plan we've got means paying $200 a month more. But... would a "cheaper" plan cost us more in the long run? It depends! And COVID makes...

Andy Slavitt gives us a COVID check-in from 40,000 feet

Posted December 4, 202000:27:54

Andy Slavitt, who ran a big chunk of health care for the Obama administration, has spent 2020 talking with almost everybody who knows anything about...

How to avoid a big bill for your COVID test: with Sarah Kliff of the New York Times

Posted November 23, 202000:21:51

They're supposed to be free. And usually they are. But sometimes... things happen. Here's how to keep them from happening to YOU. New York Times reporter...