āAn Arm and a Legā: The Year in Review, From Prenatal Testing to Insulin Pricing
The editorial team of āAn Arm and a Legā looks back on the reporting that hit close to home over the past year, including insulin pricing and prenatal testing.
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The editorial team of āAn Arm and a Legā looks back on the reporting that hit close to home over the past year, including insulin pricing and prenatal testing.
A car crash left a woman in need of oral surgery, but her health insurance wouldnāt cover it. Her ongoing fight shows podcast host Dan Weissmann the weird way insurance treats teeth and reveals a big problem in the Obamacare marketplace.
A video producerās quest for health coverage led him to create a video about insurance terminology. That video now has over a million views. Hereās how he did it.
Privacy concerns and coverage limits have long made insurance an unreliable option for abortion access. For decades, abortion funds have been stepping in to help people pay for what they see as essential health care.
For many Americans, itās open enrollment season for 2023 health insurance. One listener asked: If you donāt have a job and are too old to be on your parentsā plan, does it make sense to rely on charity care? This episode breaks it all down.
California put up $100 million to produce its own insulin. How did this plan come to be, and what might stand in the stateās way?
In this episode, Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KHN, guides listeners through decades of dealings between Congress and Big Pharma.
A nonprofit that trains people to apply for charity care has started teaching others how to negotiate with hospitals and debt collectors to lower the amount they owe.
Her doctor told her the noninvasive genetic test would be $99. When she called, she was told $250 and if she didn't pay quickly it could be $800.
This episode is an interview with Dr. Thomas Fisher, author of "The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER."
In July, credit reporting bureaus will start taking paid medical debt off people's credit reports. Here's what you need to know.
Private equity companies are the house-flippers of the investment world, and theyāve found their way into many areas of our lives ā including your local gastroenterologist's office.
It's illegal for a person who isn't a lawyer to give even basic legal advice to people being sued for medical debt. Two New Yorkers are suing to change that.
The No Surprises Act offers protection from many surprise medical bills ā but that protection may be only as good as a patientās knowledge of the law and ability to make sure itās enforced. Hereās what you need to know.
Even a personal finance expert can get stuck with a huge unexpected bill for a drug. Listen up for what you need to know about "copay accumulators."
The No Surprises Act protects patients from surprise out-of-network bills. But there are caveats. For instance, these protections apply only to care in a hospital. This episode breaks it all down.
In this episode, host Dan Weissmann talks to reporters who investigated the shortage of tests and traced the U.S. rapid-testing problem back to government agencies.
Law professor Jackie Fox looks at health insurance policies like any other contract, and she has spent 30 years making sound legal arguments to help patients get the care they need.
Listen to a journalist's first-person horror story on shopping for health insurance ā and learn how to avoid the pitfalls.
Health care ā and how much it costs ā is scary. But knowledge is power. Take a master class in winning insurance appeals. In the case of Matthew Lientz, taking on his insurance also meant going up against his employer.
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