鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: Angst And Advice From A Health Insurance Insider
A podcast listener who works in the health insurance industry says that when you鈥檙e trying to untangle a problem with your health insurance company ask the representative on the phone to slow down. And if need be, don鈥檛 hesitate to ask to speak with a supervisor.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: Health Care Takes A Financial Hit In The Midst Of Pandemic
In the first quarter of 2020, half the country鈥檚 economic devastation happened in the health care sector. Much of the slowdown came after hospitals postponed elective surgeries and as Americans skipped routine doctor鈥檚 office visits.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: If Insurer Bills You For COVID Testing, Talk 鈥 And Maybe Tweet 鈥 It Out
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires private insurers to pay for certain services related to coronavirus testing at no cost to the patient. But gaps in the protections expose patients to unexpected medical bills.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: What A Fleet Of Firetrucks Can Teach About Public Health
This week on 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg,鈥 a front-line physician wonders if the health care industry鈥檚 drive for 鈥渆fficiency鈥 has robbed the system of surge capacity, leaving the nation underprepared to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: Am I Protected If I Need COVID-19 Care?
鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 is back sharing stories about the ways COVID-19 intersects with the cost of health care. To tackle a listener鈥檚 question about health coverage, Dan Weissmann spoke with one of the country鈥檚 top insurance nerds.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: Superheroes Of 鈥楽tuff鈥 Help Health Workers In NYC
鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 is back 鈥 sooner than we expected 鈥 with stories about how COVID-19 intersects with the cost of health care, and how we can all respond. So we鈥檙e calling it SEASON-19.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: What We鈥檝e Learned And What鈥檚 Ahead For The Show
For this bonus episode of 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg,鈥 Dan Weissmann gives up the host鈥檚 chair and answers questions from reporter and colleague Sally Herships.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: Watch Your Back 鈥 And Your Wallet
Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, author of the book 鈥淐rooked,鈥 says chronic low back pain is not a medical condition. Nonetheless, that complaint sends millions of Americans down a path of expensive imaging tests, ongoing therapies and invasive surgery 鈥 all with limited effectiveness for many patients. In a conversation with 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 podcast host Dan Weissmann, Ramin shares her journey of back pain and recovery.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: Tradition Grows Into $1 Million Gift For People In Medical Debt
Every year 鈥 for decades 鈥 the Buehler family and friends have organized a softball tournament in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area to raise money for someone with big medical expenses. In 2019, the group helped forgive $1 million in medical debt.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: Reporter Says 鈥楽hame鈥 Spurred Hospital To Cancel Debt For Thousands
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, Tenn., sued thousands of patients for unpaid medical bills. Journalist Wendi Thomas wrote about it. Months later, the hospital dropped 6,500 lawsuits.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: Can They Freaking Do That?!?
Introducing a new segment on 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 podcast: 鈥淐an They Freaking Do That?!?鈥 We take your most vexing medical bill questions and hunt down information and experts who can help.
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It’s Not Just You: Picking Health Insurance Is Hard. Here’s How To Be Smart About It.
It鈥檚 open enrollment season for health insurance. And choosing the best plan is tricky whether you have to buy insurance on your own or just figure out which plan to sign up for at work. Here鈥檚 what you need to know.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: How Much For Stitches In The ER? Hard To Gauge Upfront
Consumers are admonished to be 鈥渟mart shoppers,鈥 but that鈥檚 difficult if health care prices are clear as mud. When Sarah Macsalka鈥檚 son needed stitches, she did her best to avoid the ER and still ended up with a $3,000 bill.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: A La ‘Hamilton,’ Revue Takes On History Of Health Insurance
Kvetching about the cost of health care is kind of what we do on the podcast 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg.鈥 This week鈥檚 episode features like-minded storytellers 鈥 from the musical troupe Heck No Techo 鈥 who have turned their frustrations into art and laughter.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: A Medical Bill Ninja Shares Her Secrets
On Season 3, Episode 2 of the podcast 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg,鈥 an Illinois woman harnesses a lifetime of experience 鈥 and frustration 鈥 with health care finances to help other people solve their medical bill problems.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: Mom Vs. Texas In A Fight To Get Kids鈥 Hearing Aids Covered
Health insurance in Texas didn’t cover hearing aids for kids 鈥 which can cost $6,000 and need to be replaced about every three years. So Stephanie Wittels Wachs teamed up with other moms to lobby the Texas legislature for change, and they won.
This Indiana Clinic Has Patient-Care Stats Worth Bragging About
A small health center in Goshen, Ind., near the border with Michigan, puts 鈥渓istening to patients鈥 stories鈥 first. 鈥淭he rest is housekeeping.鈥
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: Real Lessons Doctors Can Learn From Fake Patients
Are physicians asking patients the right questions in order to provide good care? Laser-focused on biomedical symptoms, some doctors miss the psychosocial factors that can be a barrier to good health. In Episode 7 of the podcast, we hear about a creative study that uncovers how some medical errors happen.
‘An Arm And A Leg’: Journalist Learns The Hard Way That CPAP Compliance Pays
Check the fine print. When you get a prescription for expensive medical equipment, you may need to follow the doctor鈥檚 orders 鈥 to the letter 鈥 to get your health insurance company to pay up.
