Economist Vivian Ho has been researching the US health care system for four decades. These days she focuses on what she describes as the biggest burden on the average American: runaway hospital prices and rising health insurance premiums. (You know, Arm a

The Lown Institutes contest for this years most outrageous stories of greed in health care.

A show about the cost of health care

To close out the year, we spoke with a very cool listener a medical resident fighting for change.

From the archives: a family tragedy, a 40-year tradition, and a $1 million in medical debt erased.

For instance: It's a $14 billion battle.

I hate insurance companies, says tech worker Holden Karau. So she made a bot to battle with them.

Violence, silences, and public health, with journalist Cara Anthony

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

States are tackling facility fees, but its slow going.