鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: In Vaccinating Philadelphia, A Mix of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Covid vaccinations are ramping up, so 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 checked in on the effort in Philadelphia, where capitalism and compassion have clashed.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: Revisiting Insulin: How the Medicine Got So Expensive
鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 is updating a story, first reported in 2019, about how insulin got to be so expensive. The latest news is more encouraging than expected.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: Viral TikTok Video Serves Up Recipe to 鈥楥rush鈥 Medical Debt
A video on the social media platform TikTok explains how consumers can 鈥渃rush鈥 their hospital bills using charity care policies. This won鈥檛 work for all medical bills, but it might be a good place to start.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: Tips for Fighting Medical Bills From a Former 鈥楤ad Guy鈥 Lawyer
Jeff Bloom, a lawyer who used to represent medical-bill collectors in court, is sharing what he knows. 鈥淚 was a bad guy, for sure,鈥 he said. Then, a few years ago, he switched sides.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: Host Dan Weissmann Talks Price Transparency on 鈥楢xios Today鈥
Host Dan Weissmann talked about a new federal rule 鈥 a requirement for hospitals to make public the prices they negotiate with insurers 鈥 with Niala Boodhoo for the daily-news podcast 鈥淎xios Today.鈥
鈥楢n Arm And a Leg鈥: How a Former Health Care Executive Became a Health Care Whistleblower
Former health care executive Wendell Potter said, 鈥淲hat I used to do for a living was mislead people into thinking that we had the best health care system in the world.鈥 Now, Potter is a health care whistleblower and spent part of 2020 publishing high-profile apologies for the work he used to do.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: A Look Back at 2020 鈥 What We Learned and Where We鈥檙e Headed
T.K. Dutes 鈥 a former nurse who is now a radio host and podcast-maker 鈥 interviewed 鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥 host Dan Weissmann about what he learned in 2020, and what鈥檚 ahead for the show.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: Shopping for Health Insurance? Here鈥檚 How One Family Tried to Pick a Plan
Host Dan Weissmann gives us an inside look at his family鈥檚 quest to pick health insurance for next year. COVID-19 makes it more complicated.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: Obamacare Alum Andy Slavitt Takes Stock of the COVID Pandemic 鈥 So Far
On the latest episode of 鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: Come for insights from an Obama administration health policy leader, stay to hear how frank health policy conversations can get uncomfortable.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: How to Avoid a Big Bill for Your COVID Test
Tests for the coronavirus are supposed to be free. And, usually, they are. But sometimes 鈥 things happen. Here鈥檚 how to avoid getting a surprise bill for a test.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: For Your Next Health Insurance Fight, an Exercise in Financial Self-Defense
Veteran self-defense teacher Lauren Taylor shares some of her top strategies and how she used them this year in her health insurance fight.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: David vs. Goliath: How to Beat a Big Hospital in Small Claims Court
In a classic 鈥 and hilarious 鈥 David vs. Goliath story, Jeffrey Fox takes on a huge hospital over an outrageous bill, and wins.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: Vetting TikTok Mom鈥檚 Advice for Dealing With Debt Collectors
We first learned about Shaunna Burns when her tips on medical bills went viral. In part two of our conversation with the so-called TikTok mom, we鈥檙e back for guidance about dealing with debt collectors. Then we fact-checked her advice with a legal expert, who said: Most of Burns鈥 advice totally checks out.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: TikTok Mom Takes On Medical Bills
Shaunna Burns went viral on TikTok, partly because of a series of videos dishing out real-talk advice on fighting outrageous medical bills.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: A Primer on Persisting in Difficult and Uncertain Times
Laura Derrick鈥檚 personal fight for affordable health care eventually landed her in the middle of a historic political fight 鈥 and a movement that transformed American health policy.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: She Tangled With Health Insurers for 25 Years 鈥 And Loved It
When people had a health insurance headache, these two words were a relief: 鈥淐all Barbara.鈥 No problem was too big, or too small, she鈥檇 fix it.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: How to Fight Bogus Medical Bills Like a Bulldog
When a colleague brings a medical billing problem to human resources director Steve Benasso 鈥 he goes to battle. 鈥淚 am a bulldog on this stuff,鈥 he said. In this episode, Benasso tells how he does it.
鈥楢n Arm and a Leg鈥: Financial Self-Defense School Is Now in Session
Starting in August 2020, a new episode every other week. No time like a pandemic to learn more about how to fight the high cost of health care.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: The $7,000 COVID Test And Other Lessons From SEASON-19
鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 wraps an all-COVID podcast season with three different perspectives on what the pandemic is costing us 鈥 and what might come next.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: Tips For Surviving COVID With Your Financial Health Intact
After being sick with COVID-19, missing weeks of work and pay, this podcast listener has a great story and some advice for us all.
