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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... 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
2021 is off to a rough start, but we've got a couple of small things that don't completely suck. First, a... more
Former health-care executive Wendell Potter spent part of 2020 publishing high-profile apologies for the lies he says he told the... more
This episode turns the tables: Host Dan Weissmann gets interviewed about what he's learned this year, and what's ahead for... more
Keeping the plan we've got means paying $200 a month more. But... would a "cheaper" plan cost us more in... more
Andy Slavitt, who ran a big chunk of health care for the Obama administration, has spent 2020 talking with almost... more