143 Episodes

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

    Published: 5/3/2023

  2. A $229,000 medical bill goes to court

    Published: 4/13/2023

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

    Published: 3/23/2023

  4. Lessons from “wrestling with a giant”

    Published: 3/2/2023

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

    Published: 2/9/2023

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

    Published: 1/19/2023

  7. 2022 in Review

    Published: 12/29/2022

  8. Like pulling teeth.

    Published: 12/19/2022

  9. The best video about health insurance, ever

    Published: 12/1/2022

  10. Health insurance post-Roe, and a grassroots network of abortion funds

    Published: 11/17/2022

  11. A listener asks: Could NOT having insurance be a better deal?

    Published: 11/3/2022

  12. Quick update from Arm and a Leg HQ

    Published: 10/20/2022

  13. California plans to make its own insulin and sell it super-cheap. Really.

    Published: 9/29/2022

  14. Congress fixed (a piece of) Medicare. It only took a few decades.

    Published: 9/8/2022

  15. The Medical-bill "Negotiation Lab"

    Published: 8/18/2022

  16. The Genetic Testing ‘Bait-and-Switch’

    Published: 7/28/2022

  17. One ER Doc’s Journey Through the Pandemic — and the Health Care System

    Published: 7/7/2022

  18. These docs are trying to kick private equity out of their ER

    Published: 6/16/2022

  19. Credit Where It’s Due

    Published: 5/26/2022

  20. “The Golden Age of Older Rectums” (for investors)

    Published: 5/5/2022

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An Arm and a Leg is a podcast about why health care costs so freaking much and what we can (maybe) do about it. If you’ve ever been surprised by a medical bill, you’re in good company. But as our team of seasoned journalists has learned from years of reporting — you’re not always helpless. We don’t have all the answers, but we’ll offer you tools and big picture insights with plenty of humor and heart.  An Arm and a Leg is co-produced with KFF Health News and distributed in partnership with KUOW. You can support An Arm and a Leg by donating at armandalegshow.com/support/ Show Credits: Created, hosted, and produced by Dan Weissmann with senior producer Emily Pisacreta and engagement producer Claire Davenport, edited by Ellen Weiss. Audio wizard: Adam Raymonda. Music is by Dave Weiner and Blue Dot Sessions. Bea Bosco is our consulting director of operations. Lynne Johnson is our operations manager.