143 Episodes

  1. Badass volunteers help Jared level up, in the fight to crush medical debt

    Published: 7/15/2021

  2. A whole book about fighting effed-up medical bills? Yes, please.

    Published: 6/30/2021

  3. Want to write a killer letter to insurance? Meet Jeannine.

    Published: 6/9/2021

  4. Mini-episode: One guy skirts a medical-bill trap, and shares the secret.

    Published: 5/19/2021

  5. Why picking the right insurance is so hard (bonus/encore)

    Published: 4/28/2021

  6. Programming note: We're working on some cool new stuff.

    Published: 4/7/2021

  7. Who's been trying to cash in on COVID vaccinations? (And how did racism help them out?)

    Published: 3/17/2021

  8. Revisiting insulin, as relevant (and expensive) as ever

    Published: 2/25/2021

  9. A legal strategy for erasing billions in medical debt— that works—from a 60-second video.

    Published: 2/11/2021

  10. A former "bad guy" lawyer shows us how the dark machinery works. And our rights.

    Published: 1/28/2021

  11. Mini-episode: Two small doses of good news

    Published: 1/14/2021

  12. A 21st-century Christmas Carol: How one Scrooge became a health-care whistleblower

    Published: 12/29/2020

  13. From our reporter's notebook: What we learned in 2020, and what's ahead, with T.K. Dutes

    Published: 12/18/2020

  14. Fight! My family tries to pick health insurance for next year. COVID makes it harder.

    Published: 12/11/2020

  15. Andy Slavitt gives us a COVID check-in from 40,000 feet

    Published: 12/4/2020

  16. How to avoid a big bill for your COVID test: with Sarah Kliff of the New York Times

    Published: 11/23/2020

  17. How to Keep Cool in a Tough Moment: A self-defense expert breaks it down

    Published: 11/12/2020

  18. David v Goliath: How to beat a big hospital (using small claims court)

    Published: 10/29/2020

  19. How to handle debt collectors, with the TikTok Mom and a legal expert

    Published: 10/15/2020

  20. Your TikTok Mom has some medical-bill tips, and a hell of a story

    Published: 10/1/2020

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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.