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An Arm and a Leg, a podcast about these issues, is co-produced by host Dan Weissmann and 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News. Previously, Weissmann was a staff reporter for Marketplace and Chicago’s WBEZ. His work also appears on “All Things Considered,” Marketplace, the BBC, 99% Invisible, and “Reveal” from the Center for Investigative Reporting.
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At least 2 million seniors will receive notice this fall that their Medicare Advantage plans will disappear at year鈥檚 end, some without a comparable alternative. Here鈥檚 a look at this increasingly common problem with Medicare Advantage, and what it says about Medicare as a whole.
Stat reporter Bob Herman joins 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 to discuss the impact of surging health insurance costs on businesses and their workers.
Host Dan Weissmann talks with Julie Rovner, 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News chief Washington correspondent and host of the 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 podcast, about how cuts to federal programs are reshaping American healthcare.
What if you can鈥檛 afford your prescription? 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 listeners share some of their favorite tips and hacks.
In 鈥淗ikma v. Amarin,鈥 the Supreme Court鈥檚 decision could affect how quickly generic versions of brand-name medicines come to market.
An Arm and a Leg launches its 鈥101鈥 series with the story of Alfred Engelberg, a lawyer who鈥檚 been crusading to improve access to generic drugs by fixing loopholes in a law he helped draft more than 40 years ago.
Two Americans explain how the skyrocketing cost of health insurance influenced their decision to buy 鈥 or skip 鈥 health insurance in 2026.
Ron Lieber, the 鈥淵our Money鈥 columnist for The New York Times, shares ideas about how insurance companies, doctors, and patients can better handle prior authorization denials.
鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 host Dan Weissmann talks with the founder of the charity-care nonprofit Dollar For about how it helped eliminate $55 million in medical bills last year.
"An Arm and a Leg" looks back on state laws passed in 2025 aimed at removing medical debts from credit reports and reining in corporate influence on medicine.
As millions face skyrocketing health insurance premiums, the 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 team navigates their own limited options.
Good news for health care access this year includes new state laws to rein in prior authorization and medical debt collectors.
A longtime health economist sets her sights on lowering Americans鈥 insurance premiums.
A medical student鈥檚 DIY project brings 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 listeners together with new tools to fight medical debt.
The senior producer of 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 starts planning for health insurance in 2026, and 鈥 like millions of others signing up during this year鈥檚 open enrollment 鈥 faces a steep price increase.
A couple in New York thought they bought insurance. Instead, they got fake 鈥渏obs.鈥
In this second part of a two-part series on dealing with the high price of prescription drugs, experts share their insider tips.
In Part 1 of a two-part series on dealing with the high price of prescription drugs, a father explains the strategies he used to get his daughter the medicine she needs to treat her epilepsy.
An immigrant mathematician is on a mission to save U.S. hospitals billions of dollars and improve the lives of doctors, nurses, and patients. At one hospital, it's working.
Two stories from Washington, D.C., give listeners a sense of what changes the Trump administration has been making to health policy, with 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner and Arthur Allen.
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