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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Signup to Generate a PitchAn 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.
Recent episodes include "Hidden Help: What Happened When Oregon Forced Hospitals to Boost Financial Aid? (From Tradeoffs)" (20 October 2026, 33 minutes), "Medicare is more broken than we thought" (24 September 2026, 36 minutes), and "System meltdown: employer-sponsored health insurance" (3 September 2026, 34 minutes).
An Arm and a Leg publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 31 minutes across 172 episodes.
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An Arm and a Leg is a society podcast with 172 episodes published.
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Episode #3
Charity care — financial assistance that nonprofit hospitals are required to offer — is one of the most powerful tools we have to avoid medical debt. But for too many people, that help is hidden. The...
Episode #2
By October 1, at least two million seniors will get alarming notices: Their health plans — which they got through Medicare Advantage, the version of Medicare run by private insurance companies — will...
Employer-sponsored health insurance covers 165.6 million Americans. It’s the default. For lots of workers, it’s a key reason to accept a job offer, or to stay in a job. But that system is slowly...
We’re bringing back a favorite episode from 2023 that raises a question as relevant as ever: What if we had a decent, publicly-funded health system, available to everybody, with or without insurance? ...
Last May, just a few months into the second Trump Administration, changes to federal health programs were happening at a bewildering pace. We brought in KFF Heath News Chief Washington Correspondent Julie Rover to...
Episode #9
After her husband L was hospitalized for a severe mental health crisis, Teressa barely had a moment to breathe before the health insurance denials started coming in, burying their family in medical debt. But...
While we’re busy working on some big projects this summer, we’re re-releasing some of our most ambitious and useful reporting to date. Last year, we set out on a mission: Collect all the best advice...
One place you might assume is safe from prying ears is your therapy session. But as more therapists struggle to negotiate with insurers, they’re turning to tech middlemen like BetterHelp and Headway that...
It’s a case you’ve (probably) never heard of: This week, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in Hikma v. Amarin — a legal battle that could impact how much you ultimately pay for prescription...
We’re always asking: Why do drugs cost so freaking much? And it’s a complicated question. There are a bunch of reasons — to be sure . But in our reporting over the years, like our stories...
This year, the price of health insurance increased dramatically for millions of people. Tens of millions. Obamacare subsidies shrunk, and premiums skyrocketed. People asked themselves: how on earth am I supposed...
Hey, first! We’re looking for your help. Can you take a couple minutes and fill out our Audience Survey ? We’re dying to know more about the community that’s using this show — and about...
Thirty-six hours before his wife was scheduled for a major surgery, New York Times personal finance columnist Ron Lieber got a letter in the mail that sent him reeling. Insurance was denying prior authorization...
For five years, we’ve been following the work of Dollar For and its founder Jared Walker, watching them quickly scale up their efforts to help people crush medical debt by tapping into “charity care&rdquo...
Hey, first! If you value what we do, we need your support to keep it going in 2026. We have SO much work ahead, and we can’t do it without you. Every little bit counts. Here’s where...
Hey, first! If you value what we do, this is the best-ever time to support our work . We have SO much work ahead in 2026. Donate here . We’re back for another look at things that – believe it or not...
Hey, first! If you value what we do, this is the best-ever time to support our work : This month, every donation gets matched two-for-one. We have SO much work ahead in 2026. Donate here &mdash...
Hey, first! If you value what we do, this is the best-ever time to support our work : This month, every donation gets matched two-for-one . We have SO much work ahead in 2026. Head to...
Economist Vivian Ho has been researching the US health care system for four decades. These days she focuses on what she describes as the biggest burden on the average American: runaway hospital prices and rising health...
A listener named Thomas Sanford wrote to us earlier this year, asking for help with a little DIY project. And it’s turned into the most encouraging thing we’ve seen all year. With input from the Arm and a...
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Chief Washington Correspondent, Kaiser Health News
EM resident, University of Florida Jacksonville
author of "Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall", Bloomberg Businessweek
former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission and professor of law at Columbia Law School, Federal Trade Commission
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