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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 Dan Weissmann (Marketplace, 99 Percent Invisible, Planet Money, Reveal). Host... Read more

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Ranked #1

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How to Get a Surprise Bill on Your Way to the Hospital

How to Get a Surprise Bill on Your Way to the Hospital

For a year and a half now, the No Surprises Act has protected patients from some of the most outrageous out-of-network m... Read more

27 Jul 2023

19mins

Ranked #2

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Wait, what’s a PBM (and how do they work)?

Wait, what’s a PBM (and how do they work)?

If you’ve been told your insurance won’t cover your meds — or that you’re gonna have to pay an arm and a leg for them — ... Read more

6 Jul 2023

21mins

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Credit Card, Please

Credit Card, Please

A listener’s doctor wanted her credit card info up front — before her appointment. She wondered: Do I need to give it to... Read more

15 Jun 2023

21mins

Ranked #4

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A ‘payday loan’ from a health care behemoth

A ‘payday loan’ from a health care behemoth

When a New York doctor tweeted recently about “payday loans” for doctors from a branch of UnitedHealth Group — which ope... Read more

25 May 2023

22mins

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Mental health ‘ghost networks’ — and a ghost-buster

Mental health ‘ghost networks’ — and a ghost-buster

For lots of people, trying to access mental health treatment — like a therapist or a psychiatrist —is nothing short of a... Read more

3 May 2023

24mins

Ranked #6

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A $229,000 medical bill goes to court

A $229,000 medical bill goes to court

Before her surgery, a hospital told Lisa French she would end up owing them $1,337. After insurance paid them — more tha... Read more

13 Apr 2023

26mins

Ranked #7

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A doctor’s love letter to ‘the People’s Hospital’

A doctor’s love letter to ‘the People’s Hospital’

What if we had a decent, publicly-funded health system — available to everybody, with or without insurance? We’ve got on... Read more

23 Mar 2023

28mins

Ranked #8

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Lessons from “wrestling with a giant”

Lessons from “wrestling with a giant”

The ER visit was quick and uneventful. The bill was $1,300. Our listener decided to push back. He didn't win, but he lea... Read more

2 Mar 2023

19mins

Ranked #9

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The bill looked like BS. So she took it to small claims court.

The bill looked like BS. So she took it to small claims court.

“I sued a hospital in small claims court and lost — here’s what I learned.” That was the subject line for an email we go... Read more

9 Feb 2023

25mins

Ranked #10

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Can They Freaking Do That?!? (2023 Edition)

Can They Freaking Do That?!? (2023 Edition)

We’re kicking off the year with a throwback. We revisit a 2019 episode that opened up new possibilities for fighting bac... Read more

19 Jan 2023

21mins

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