A show about why health care costs so freaking much, and what we can (maybe) do about it. Hosted by award-winning reporter... more
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Yup. A Stanford professor measured it. So… we should probably learn how they actually make money, understand their incentives. Here’s... more
Hospitals in Maryland were suing patients over bills that should’ve been forgiven.It wasn’t illegal. Until now. How a coalition changed... more
Manny Lanza died because he didn't have insurance. His parents fought back, with help from New York’s favorite tabloid. After... more
How one Republican senator made sure the ACA required non-profit hospitals to act more like charities—and less like loan sharks—before... more
The lawyer was Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, the lawyer who beat Big Tobacco in the 1990s. Later, he launched a series... more
We’ve been on a hiatus for a minute, and we are SO excited about what we’re coming back with.These are... more
An update on Jared Walker, whose viral TikTok described a little-known (and effective) method to “crush” many hospital bills, and... more
For years, at ProPublica, Marshall Allen has been exposing health care grifters. (He’s our kind of guy.) Now, he's written a... more
Health care insiders get stupid medical bills too. One of them taught us how to write an insurance appeal—like the... more
When Adam Woodrum's insurance denied a claim for an ER bill, he sent his story to NPR... because he happened... more