143 Episodes

  1. Health Care: The Musical

    Published: 11/27/2019
  2. My Neighbor the Health-Care Ninja

    Published: 11/21/2019
  3. Mom vs. Texas

    Published: 11/14/2019
  4. Hey there! Season 3 is coming November 14. Here’s a preview.

    Published: 10/31/2019
  5. A place where they do health care more cheaply and effectively. (And yes, it’s in the U.S.)

    Published: 7/31/2019
  6. An actor walks into a doctor’s office…

    Published: 7/24/2019
  7. Whoa, this medical device is spying on me. In my sleep. So my insurer can deny me coverage.

    Published: 7/17/2019
  8. The surprising history behind insulin’s absurd price (and some hopeful signs in the wild)

    Published: 7/10/2019
  9. Coming next week: The price of insulin

    Published: 7/3/2019
  10. Why are drug prices so random? Meet Mr. PBM

    Published: 6/26/2019
  11. How much for an MRI? Well, that depends…

    Published: 6/19/2019
  12. To get paid, hospitals get creative

    Published: 6/12/2019
  13. We thought we had adulted properly

    Published: 6/4/2019
  14. We’re back! Here’s a taste of Season 2, launching June 4.

    Published: 5/23/2019
  15. A “deal” on health insurance comes with troubling strings

    Published: 12/19/2018
  16. Why are ER bills so horrible? Sarah Kliff spent a year finding out. (Season One, episode 7)

    Published: 12/12/2018
  17. Why Health Insurance Actually Sucks (Season One, episode 6)

    Published: 12/5/2018
  18. So, Robin Hood’s got an approach to medical bills. (Season One, episode 5)

    Published: 11/27/2018
  19. Why you (and I) will likely pick the wrong health-insurance plan (Season One, episode 4)

    Published: 11/21/2018
  20. How one drug got its $500,000 price tag. (With 99 Percent Invisible– Season One, episode 3)

    Published: 11/14/2018

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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.