An Arm and a Leg
Latest Episodes
Sick Note: Dan has COVID. (He's fine, but ...)
He's kinda tired. Back in 2 weeks with a full episode!
Fighting for the Right to Help
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
Pharma and insurance companies play devious, clever games, competing for dollars. They’re sharks! And they want to eat us alive.
Introducing: Half Vaxxed
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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.