A show about the cost of health care that’s more entertaining, empowering, and occasionally useful than enraging, and terrifying and depressing. Reporter... more
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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
How hard is it to pick the best health insurance? ECONOMISTS find it hard. Including one who has studied the... more
... and it's gonna take us a little while to get it ready for you— maybe a couple months. Meanwhile,... more
With COVID vaccinations ramping up, it's time to check in: Who's been trying to make a buck? And who's been... more
We're re-releasing and updating a story we first reported in 2019, about how insulin got to be so horribly expensive—the... more
Yep. This viral TikTok video's recipe for "crushing" medical bills is legally sound. And IRS filings from thousands of hospitals... more
Jeff is a lawyer who used to represent medical-bill collectors in court. ("I was a bad guy, for sure," he... more