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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New lessons from the fight for charity care

Posted November 22, 202400:28:06

Longtime listeners to this show know we’ve been talking about something called “charity care” for years. Federal law requires that all nonprofit...

Fight health insurance — with help from AI

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Posted October 17, 202400:24:35

Something different: We talk with journalist Cara Anthony about topics that don’t always come up in conversations about the cost of health care. 

Special Feature: A Beloved Nursing Home, from “To See Each Other”

Posted October 1, 202400:31:49

We're sharing an episode of “To See Each Other,” about a question that’s SUPER-relevant to this show:  How do we pay for long-term care, like...

“Baby steps” in the fight against facility fees

Posted September 26, 202400:23:32

An $88 “observation room” fee for a check-up didn’t sit right with Kari Greene, a listener from Oregon. When the price went up to $99 the next...