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October 9, 2025
Making Change
September 18, 2025
Will we be able to afford insurance in 2026?
An Arm and a Leg's senior producer has to sign up for Obamacare. And it turns out, it’s one heck of a year to do that.
August 28, 2025
‘The Insurance Warrior’ battles a $61 billion company (from 2021)
Laurie Todd calls herself "The Insurance Warrior." Here's the story of one of her first big battles.
August 7, 2025
A wild health insurance hustle
They thought they were buying insurance. Instead, they got fake “jobs.”
July 17, 2025
The great American drug shortage isn’t an accident, it’s artificial (from Organized Money)
What's up with drug shortages? From the podcast Organized Money.
June 29, 2025
The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part Two
We bring in experts to share their tricks for getting life-saving meds at an affordable cost.
June 12, 2025
The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part One
One dad’s quest to get his daughter the meds she needs at a better price uncovers a world of online options.
Reporting on why health care costs so freaking much, and what we can maybe do about it.
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September 25, 2025
A tool for avoiding hospital bills you can’t pay
It reveals financial aid policies at your local hospitals.
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September 19, 2025
2026 insurance nightmare update and tips
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September 11, 2025
Help! Do I have to pay for the hospital’s $47,000 mistake?
They were late filing a claim. Now I’m in collections.
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Most hospitals are required by law to provide financial assistance (AKA “charity care”) to a portion of their patients. And more people qualify than know about it.
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