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An Arm and a Leg
An Arm and a Leg
155 episodes
1 week ago
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.
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Society & Culture,
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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.
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Documentary
Society & Culture,
Health & Fitness,
Medicine
Episodes (20/155)
An Arm and a Leg
Some things that didn’t suck in 2025 (really)
1 week ago
24 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
This health economist wants your medical bills
3 weeks ago
20 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
We love this listener’s project — and your response
1 month ago
10 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
Will we be able to afford insurance in 2026?
2 months ago
29 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
The Insurance Warrior battles a $61 billion company (from 2021)
2 months ago
23 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
A wild health insurance hustle
3 months ago
30 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
The great American drug shortage isn't an accident, it's artificial (from Organized Money)
4 months ago
39 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part Two
4 months ago
27 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
Trailer: The Prescription Drug Playbook
4 months ago
1 minute

An Arm and a Leg
The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part One
5 months ago
26 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
Could this mathematician’s formula fix US hospitals?
5 months ago
32 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
A longtime expert puts 2025-so-far in perspective
6 months ago
25 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
Why ‘The Pitt’ is our fave new drama
7 months ago
22 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
Winning a two-year fight over a bogus bill
8 months ago
23 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
A medical-debt watchdog gets sidelined by the new administration
8 months ago
19 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
Big news: Our ‘First Aid Kit’ newsletter is now weekly
8 months ago
4 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
How do you deal with wild drug prices?
Tons of people spend so much time and energy trying to get their meds at a reasonable price. And we want to hear how it went for you.
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9 months ago
9 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
The ‘Shkreli Awards’ — for dysfunction and profiteering in health care
The Lown Institute’s contest for this year’s most outrageous stories of greed in health care.
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10 months ago
25 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
This is An Arm and a Leg
A show about the cost of health care
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10 months ago

An Arm and a Leg
A listener fighting the good fight
To close out the year, we spoke with a very cool listener – a medical resident fighting for change.
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10 months ago
11 minutes

An Arm and a Leg
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.