An Arm and a Leg

Latest Episodes
Trailer: The Prescription Drug Playbook
Too many of us get sticker shock when we go to pick up our meds. We asked our listeners how they get by in this situation, and we learned dozens of tips. And in this two-part series, we’re sharing those strategies — including some advice
The ‘Shkreli Awards’ — for dysfunction and profiteering in health care
The Lown Institutes contest for this years most outrageous stories of greed in health care.
A listener fighting the good fight
To close out the year, we spoke with a very cool listener a medical resident fighting for change.
Revisiting ‘Christmas In July’
From the archives: a family tragedy, a 40-year tradition, and a $1 million in medical debt erased.
New lessons from the fight for charity care
For instance: It's a $14 billion battle.
Fight health insurance — with help from AI
I hate insurance companies, says tech worker Holden Karau. So she made a bot to battle with them.
Can racism make you sick?
Violence, silences, and public health, with journalist Cara Anthony
Special Feature: A Beloved Nursing Home, from “To See Each Other”
We're sharing an episode of To See Each Other, about a question thats SUPER-relevant to this show: How do we pay for long-term care, like nursing homes? To See Each Other aims to complicate the narrative about small-town Americans. In
“Baby steps” in the fight against facility fees
States are tackling facility fees, but its slow going.