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An Arm and a Leg
An Arm and a Leg
An Arm and a Leg

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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Episodes

New lessons from the fight for charity care

Hey, first: This is a GREAT time to support us — right now, every gift gets matched! Click here to support... more

22 Nov 2024 · 28 minutes
Fight health insurance — with help from AI

Several listeners sent us an article with the headline Make your health insurance cry, about a new AI tool to... more

01 Nov 2024 · 22 minutes
Can racism make you sick?

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

17 Oct 2024 · 24 minutes
Special Feature: A Beloved Nursing Home, from “To See Each Other”

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

01 Oct 2024 · 31 minutes
“Baby steps” in the fight against facility fees

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

26 Sep 2024 · 23 minutes
Anatomy of a Fall: One rural hospital’s ransomware story (from Click Here)

What happens when a hospital gets hit by a ransomware attack? We’re sharing an episode from a podcast called Click... more

05 Sep 2024 · 27 minutes
Don’t get “bullied” into paying what you don’t owe

Caitlyn Mai expected her share of a recent surgery bill to be about $2,000, with insurance covering the rest. Then she... more

15 Aug 2024 · 24 minutes
We want to see your hospital bills

We’re starting a new investigation and need your help. We’re looking into something we’ve talked about a lot on this... more

25 Jul 2024 · 3 minutes
The woman who beat an $8,000 hospital fee

Georgann Boatright's local hospital told her she'd need to pay an $8,000 "operating room" charge for a test she was... more

11 Jul 2024 · 25 minutes
Coming soon: your stories on facility fees

For months now, you’ve been sharing stories with us about facility fees, those sneaky fees that keep showing up on... more

03 Jul 2024 · 2 minutes
Meet the Middleman’s Middleman

Folks who expected their health insurance to cover some out-of-network care have been getting stuck with enormous bills instead. Like... more

13 Jun 2024 · 24 minutes
Staying on Medicaid seems tougher than it should be

We take our first look at Medicaid— the big, federally-funded health insurance program for folks with lower incomes— for two... more

23 May 2024 · 23 minutes
We’re digging into “facility fees.” We need your help.

We’re launching a brand new project and need your help!We’re zooming in on charges that are becoming more and more... more

02 May 2024 · 10 minutes
The Hack

When a subsidiary of the giant UnitedHealth Group got hit by a cyberattack recently, a big chunk of the country’s... more

11 Apr 2024 · 21 minutes
Son of Medicare: Attack of the Machines

Reporter Bob Herman from STAT News unpacks his blockbuster investigation about the country’s biggest health care company.   Covering the American health... more

21 Mar 2024 · 30 minutes
The Medicare Episode

Health insurance sucks. Which leaves lots of us counting down the days until we turn 65 and can get on... more

29 Feb 2024 · 29 minutes
Wait, is insulin cheaper now?

A listener wrote to us at the beginning of the year with a query, “I was just reading the news... more

08 Feb 2024 · 25 minutes
Self defense 101: Keeping your cool while you fight

Dealing with the American health care system as a patient means lots of tough moments – unexpected bills, meds not... more

18 Jan 2024 · 24 minutes
One last tip before 2024

Real quick: Now's the best time to support this show! Thanks to a few super-star Arm and a Leg listener/donors,... more

28 Dec 2023 · 4 minutes
When hospitals sue patients (part 2)

Hey! The BEST time to support this show with a donation just got even better. Right now, any gift you... more

21 Dec 2023 · 36 minutes
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The Medicare Episode
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Health insurance sucks. Which leaves lots of us counting down the days until we turn 65 and can get on Medicare –... more