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An Arm and a Leg

An Arm and a Leg

100 Episodes • By An Arm and a Leg • armandalegshow.com/
A show about why health care costs so freaking much, and what we can (maybe) do about it. Hosted by award-winning reporter Dan Weissmann (Marketplace, 99 Percent Invisible, Planet Money, Reveal). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ...more
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Lessons from “wrestling with a giant”
The ER visit was quick and uneventful. The bill was ... more
Mar 2 2023 19m
Unlocking the Secret Door at CMSgov
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The bill looked like BS. So she took it to small claims court.
“I sued a hospital in small claims court and lost — ... more
Feb 9 2023 25m
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Can They Freaking Do That?!? (2023 Edition)
We’re kicking off the year with a throwback. We revi... more
Jan 19 2023 21m
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2022 in Review
The Arm and a Leg editorial team gathered to talk ab... more
Dec 29 2022 13m
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Like pulling teeth.
When a car hit Susan and knocked out a bunch of teet... more
Dec 19 2022 25m
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The best video about health insurance, ever
A couple months ago, we started getting messages fro... more
Dec 1 2022 18m
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Health insurance post-Roe, and a grassroots network of abortion funds
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abor... more
Nov 17 2022 26m
Reasons Why People Pay for Abortions
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A listener asks: Could NOT having insurance be a better deal?
It’s open enrollment for 2023 health insurance for l... more
Nov 3 2022 26m
Insuring One's Child
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Quick update from Arm and a Leg HQ
Hey there,You may have noticed, we've been keeping a... more
Oct 20 2022 5m
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California plans to make its own insulin and sell it super-cheap. Really.
This year, the state of California put up $100 milli... more
Sep 29 2022 19m
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Congress fixed (a piece of) Medicare. It only took a few decades.
Lots of seniors have to pay thousands of dollars for... more
Sep 8 2022 26m
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The Medical-bill "Negotiation Lab"
It’s often possible to negotiate medical bills. It s... more
Aug 18 2022 23m
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The Genetic Testing ‘Bait-and-Switch’
Is it possible for a health care company to make eno... more
Jul 28 2022 18m
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One ER Doc’s Journey Through the Pandemic — and the Health Care System
Thomas Fisher is an emergency room doc in Chicago. H... more
Jul 7 2022 21m
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These docs are trying to kick private equity out of their ER
About a third of ER doctors now work for companies b... more
Jun 16 2022 21m
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Credit Where It’s Due
Credit reporting bureaus announced in April that the... more
May 26 2022 17m
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“The Golden Age of Older Rectums” (for investors)
A new golden age is dawning, and it starts where the... more
May 5 2022 19m
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Sick Note, pt. 2: Dang
Dan’s COVID has hung on there for a while, kept him ... more
Apr 21 2022 59 sec
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Sick Note: Dan has COVID. (He's fine, but ...)
Hey there — I got COVID a little before we were sche... more
Apr 7 2022 2m
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Fighting for the Right to Help
It’s illegal to advise someone who’s being sued for ... more
Mar 24 2022 19m
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Swimming with sharks
Pharma and insurance companies play devious, clever ... more
Mar 10 2022 26m
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Introducing: Half Vaxxed
Last year we brought you the story — part caper, par... more
Feb 24 2022 24m
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Introducing: Last Day
Stephanie Wittels Wachs has made the show about a to... more
Feb 10 2022 41m
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Meet your new rights under the No Surprises Act
The No Surprises Act — a new law that protects us fr... more
Jan 27 2022 18m
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2022 update: How to avoid a big bill for your COVID test (feat. Sarah Kliff)
COVID testing—the kind they send to a lab— is suppos... more
Jan 13 2022 23m
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