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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

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
An Arm and a Leg
Fight health insurance — with help from AI
An Arm and a Leg
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