An Arm and a Leg

An Arm and a Leg


Latest Episodes

Sick Note: Dan has COVID. (He's fine, but ...)
April 07, 2022

He's kinda tired. Back in 2 weeks with a full episode!

Fighting for the Right to Help
March 24, 2022

It’s illegal to advise someone who’s being sued for medical debt. (Unless you’re a lawyer.) As in, you could go to jail. Two New Yorkers are fighting to change that.

Swimming with sharks
March 10, 2022

Pharma and insurance companies play devious, clever games, competing for dollars. They’re sharks! And they want to eat us alive.

Introducing: Half Vaxxed
February 24, 2022

Last year we told the story — part caper, part tragedy — of how Philly handed off its COVID vaccine program to a wannabe tech bro right out of college. Now, the reporters who broke that story have mad

Introducing: Last Day
February 10, 2022

Stephanie Wittels Wachs has made *the* show about a topic that's too enraging, terrifying, and depressing for An Arm and a Leg: the opioid crisis. And it's as entertaining, empowering and useful as we

Meet your new rights under the No Surprises Act
January 27, 2022

The No Surprises Act — a new law that protects us from some outrageous out-of-network hospital bills — takes effect this month. That's great news, but (and there’s always a but) there are some importa

2022 update: How to avoid a big bill for your COVID test (feat. Sarah Kliff)
January 13, 2022

COVID testing—the kind they send to a lab— is free. Right? Yeah, except when it’s not. Revisiting our (sadly, still relevant) interview with Sarah Kliff of the New York Times

Our Year in Review, with members of the Arm and a Leg team
December 30, 2021

Some of the team take a moment to reflect on why we make the show and what we look forward to doing in 2022

Why rapid COVID tests are so freaking expensive
December 20, 2021

Who’s making a buck: rapid test edition. We got the scoop from ProPublica’s Lydia DePillis and Eric Umansky. Plus, infectious-disease expert Dr. Celine Gounder on why these tests are such a vital publ

Fighting with health insurance is easy (for Jackie Fox)
December 09, 2021

Health insurance is like a medieval horror, says law prof. Jackie Fox. But—funny thing—she also says insurance fights are easy. For her. We asked her for some lessons.