An Arm and a Leg
A podcast by An Arm and a Leg
143 Episodes
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Badass volunteers help Jared level up, in the fight to crush medical debt
Published: 15/07/2021 -
A whole book about fighting effed-up medical bills? Yes, please.
Published: 30/06/2021 -
Want to write a killer letter to insurance? Meet Jeannine.
Published: 9/06/2021 -
Mini-episode: One guy skirts a medical-bill trap, and shares the secret.
Published: 19/05/2021 -
Why picking the right insurance is so hard (bonus/encore)
Published: 28/04/2021 -
Programming note: We're working on some cool new stuff.
Published: 7/04/2021 -
Who's been trying to cash in on COVID vaccinations? (And how did racism help them out?)
Published: 17/03/2021 -
Revisiting insulin, as relevant (and expensive) as ever
Published: 25/02/2021 -
A legal strategy for erasing billions in medical debt— that works—from a 60-second video.
Published: 11/02/2021 -
A former "bad guy" lawyer shows us how the dark machinery works. And our rights.
Published: 28/01/2021 -
Mini-episode: Two small doses of good news
Published: 14/01/2021 -
A 21st-century Christmas Carol: How one Scrooge became a health-care whistleblower
Published: 29/12/2020 -
From our reporter's notebook: What we learned in 2020, and what's ahead, with T.K. Dutes
Published: 18/12/2020 -
Fight! My family tries to pick health insurance for next year. COVID makes it harder.
Published: 11/12/2020 -
Andy Slavitt gives us a COVID check-in from 40,000 feet
Published: 4/12/2020 -
How to avoid a big bill for your COVID test: with Sarah Kliff of the New York Times
Published: 23/11/2020 -
How to Keep Cool in a Tough Moment: A self-defense expert breaks it down
Published: 12/11/2020 -
David v Goliath: How to beat a big hospital (using small claims court)
Published: 29/10/2020 -
How to handle debt collectors, with the TikTok Mom and a legal expert
Published: 15/10/2020 -
Your TikTok Mom has some medical-bill tips, and a hell of a story
Published: 1/10/2020
An Arm and a Leg is a podcast about why health care costs so freaking much and what we can (maybe) do about it. If you’ve ever been surprised by a medical bill, you’re in good company. But as our team of seasoned journalists has learned from years of reporting — you’re not always helpless. We don’t have all the answers, but we’ll offer you tools and big picture insights with plenty of humor and heart. An Arm and a Leg is co-produced with KFF Health News and distributed in partnership with KUOW. You can support An Arm and a Leg by donating at armandalegshow.com/support/ Show Credits: Created, hosted, and produced by Dan Weissmann with senior producer Emily Pisacreta and engagement producer Claire Davenport, edited by Ellen Weiss. Audio wizard: Adam Raymonda. Music is by Dave Weiner and Blue Dot Sessions. Bea Bosco is our consulting director of operations. Lynne Johnson is our operations manager.
